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School: Stravicnabo

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Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 415

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 415

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  1. Riddles of My Locality (continued)

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    What sleeps with its finger in its eye. Answer. The crook.
    What goes round the house, and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night. Answer. The brush.
    What has an eye and cant see. Answer A needle.
    Black and white and red all over. Answer A newspaper.
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  2. Marriage Customs of the Locality in Olden Times

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Maggie Smith
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan