School: Doire an Bháis (roll number 13152)
- Location:
- Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Húbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 370
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- Once upon a time two frogs lived in a distant country. They had two names one hud and the other dud. One day hud said to himself. "I am going to dud I wish to see the world." On the same day dud said. That he was going to hud's town and to see the world. So one fine morning they both came out. They hopped along the same road. Just half-way between the two towns was a mountain. It took a great many hops to get to the top of the mountain. They both met on the top. I wish I was bigger" said hud. "Then I could see dud's town from here." I know what we'll do," said dud. We will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloondeash, Co. Mayo
