School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 086
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- There is a holy well in Carlanstown. One day when He was passing through he asked for a drink and he got none. So he went into this field and he made a well. When he was coming up
- This is a very nice game, which boys play.
Each boy haas a chest-nut on a piece of string. Two boys may take part in this game.
Whichever boy cracks the other chest-nut first wins the game. If the chest-nuts catch up together the other boy who was holding his chest-nut for the other boy to(continues on next page)
