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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 432

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(52) Two brothers we are,
Great burden we bear,
To which we are bitterly pressed.
In truth, I may say, we are full all the day
And empty when we go to rest.
Answer: A pair of boots.
Found by Séamus Ó Rúairc, Ballyfarnon, Boyle.

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