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School: Cill Daighnéain

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Ráth Chormaic, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Cáit Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 360

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    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb the church over steeple and all. The Sun.
    Middy-noddy round body three feet and a wooden hat. A Pot.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the king's army couldn't pull it up. A Spring Well.
    When I was a chicken as big as a hen, my mother did hit me, and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ráithín, Co. Chorcaí