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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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    Wide will wear but tight will tear.
    Chop trees and you will have wood.
    Talk of an angle and it will appear.
    Listen to the river and you will catch fish.
    Collected by:
    James Kane (11 yrs)
    Tulla,
    Omeath
    and Vera McNamee (13)
    Same address.
    1-4-38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Tullaghomeath, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Vera Mc Namee
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tullaghomeath, Co. Louth