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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 12_045

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    back he says, as follows.
    Twenty four yards
    and a filly filly foxes
    tail, number one.
    Then the eleventh person does the same thing, but he goes on and sits on the second persons back then the tenth on the third person back, and so on till six persons are sitting on six other persons backs. Then the six with their companions on their backs, run a short race.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare