School: Coolanarney
- Location:
- Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 212
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Your fingers even.63. What part of a cow gets over the ditch first -
Her breath.64. The king Maroca built a ship in the ship his daughter sits and I will be blamed for tilling her name and that is three times I told her name: what is her name -
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A motor car.66. As I went out in a gap I met a little thing it had neither flesh, feather or bone and in three weeks time it walked(continues on next page)
