School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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- The patron saint of the district to make rounds and say their prayers. There is also the ruins of an old church there.
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dabhuren
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meggagh West, Co. Clare
- As black as ink, as white as snow, and it hops on the ground like hailstone.
A magpie. It is black it is white and it read all over.
The newspaper. What is it that always walks with its head downwards.
A nail in a man's(continues on next page)
