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School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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Ss. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 521

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    Mickey the Mower
    Once upon a time there lived in my locality a man by the name of Mickey the Mower. This man was tall and stout and the people used to say he had a charm. His main work in life was mowing with a scythe. The farmers in the locality used to pay him to cut their hay, and it is how they would give him so much for every acre he would cut. This man had not got a clock or a watch
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick