School: Kilcoskan, The Ward
- Location:
- Kilcoskan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)The Dandaoil is a small brown insect. If you can kill it before it cocks its tail there are seven sins cleaned from your soul. When the spies were out looking for Our Lord the dandaoil cried 'here yesterday, here yesterday' and so he betrayed Jesus. That's why its right to kill him.