School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

Location:
Maigh Nulla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 310

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  1. A boy gets a piece of a stick about three feet long and a half an inch thick. Then he puts a split on the end of the stick with a pen-knife. Then the boy tied a piece of line to the bottom of the stick he twisted the line until he came to the split. Then he put the line in the split leaving about three inches of the line hanging loosely. Then he put a hook on the line and he put a worm on the hook and he went to the river. When he reached the river he
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. filíocht
        1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Kehir
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maigh Nulla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    John Kehir
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Maigh Nulla, Co. Mhaigh Eo