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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 158

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    There was once a little duck, and she layed about twelve eggs, and was hatching them in a field of corn.
    That time the little young ducks should be coming out, and at the same time the men were just coming down to reap the corn. The little duck started off before the men would come and she started saying "Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, and she started
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Elizabeth Bohan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cornee, Co. Leitrim