School: Sheanmore (roll number 16197)

Location:
Sheeanmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Dhonnchadha
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  1. An old clock had stood for fifty years in a farmer's kitchen without giving its owner any cause of complaint. Early one summer's morning, before the family was stirring, it suddenly stopped. At this, the dial plate (if we may credit the fable) changed countenance with alarm; the hands made a vain effort to continue their course; the wheels remained motionless wheels with surprise; the; the weights hung speechless; each member
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    English
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    Pádraig Breathnach
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