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School: Cromadh (B.) (roll number 9306)

Location:
Croom, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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    “Once upon a time there lived a wee wee woman and a wee wee man...”

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    me", said the woman, and she bittling in the can, and she threw the bittle after the cake, but she did not knock it down.
    Away went the cake and away, away, until it met a pigeon in a pan. "Where are you going", said the pigeon in a pan"
    "I'm going away from a wee wee woman and w.w. man.
    I'm going from a woman and she bittling in a pan.
    And from you if I can" said the cake.
    "Well you won't go from me", said the pigeon in a pan, throwing the pan after the cake, but he did not knock it down.
    And away went the cake, away, away, until it met a ditchful of beggars.
    "I'm going away from a wee wee woman and a wee wee man.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Jude Regan
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Retired nursemaid
    Informant
    Miss Finnerty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    59
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Croom, Co. Limerick