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School: Coralstown (roll number 1314)

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Correllstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Beóláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 048

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 048

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  1. Riddles

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    3. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English

  2. Flax-Breaking

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    About seventy years ago there was a woman named Kitty Brown who lived in this district. She used to go around from house to house in the Autumn time of the year. She used to carry a beetle on her back
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