School: Woodland (roll number 8464)

Location:
Woodland, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Crossan
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    at? That is the best whiskey I have in the house. It is very old because it is thirty years in bond. "Woman dear" replied the man. Isnt it wee for its age.
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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Celia Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyraine, Co. Donegal
  3. There was a man in a village of Fanad whose wife had a shop. This man was a great drunkard and was always on the hunt for an opportunity to get into the shop so that he might get the price of a bottle of stout. One day his wife was outside to hang out the washing on the clothes lines. While she was out her husband managed to slip into the shop. During the time he was behind the counter a customer came and in and
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