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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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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.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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