School: Doire Bhaile

Location:
Derryvally, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Uilis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 019

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    heap of rusty horse-shoes and a couple of old ploughs which mark the smithy door. The roof is slated. The forge door has a horse-shoe on it. A large pair of bellows blow the only fire within. A pair of tongs, a hammer, a sledge, a chisel and the anvil are used by the blacksmith.
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  2. Two cats and one mouse two dogs and one bone, two women in one house will not agree long.
    If you have money, take a seat, if you have none, take your feet.
    If is not the big mansion that make the happy home.
    Don't wait till tomorrow You may never see it light.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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    English