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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 257

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    Long ago there lived a young boy named James Brennan in Shearke, Mullagh, Kells, Co. Meath. He would get a big turnip, and form it into a small horse and cart. Then he'd tie a cloth around it, and put little tacks in it to keep it on. He was a famous carpenter before he died.
    Long ago the boys used to make little spoons of wood to eat eggs on Easter Sunday. Girls would
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornaville North, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornaville North, Co. Meath