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School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)

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Cluainín, Co. Liatroma
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Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 422

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    What is it that men love more than life, Hate more than death, and mortal strife. The thing contemped men desire The poor men have, The rich require, The miser spends, The spendthrift saves, And all men carry to their graves.
    Nothing.
    How many legs would a sheep have if you called the tail a leg.
    Four calling the tail a leg wouldn't make it one.
    What is the longest word in the English language
    smiles - there is a mile between it's first and last letter.
    What time of the year tells us to go forward.
    March
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Louis Irwin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Elliott
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    An Móinín Lom, Co. Liatroma