School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 393
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“Long ago the women made pills themselves.”
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“Every night the hens talk about going to Denmark the next day. and the next morning something always stops them from going.”
Every night the hens talk about going to Denmark the next day, and the next morning something always stops them from going. The Danes brought the hens here, and they told them to get their food by tearing with their feet, and as soon as they(continues on next page) - Collector
- Marcella Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare