School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 156
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- (continued from previous page)last they make a bridge also with their hands and so on like and when you are at it for a few minutes you will find that you are a good distance from where you started.
- The children gather together and send [send] someone to go into the garden for a head of cabbage. The person comes back and says that there is a ghost in the garden.
Then they all go out into the garden and ask the ghost.
"What does he want?"
He says, "A needle and thread."
"What do you want the needle and thread for?"
"To sew a sack."
"What do you want the sack for?"
To carry some sand."
"What do you wan the sand for?"
"To sharpen my knife."
"What do you want the knife for?"
"To cut your throats."
Then he runs after them and whoever he(continues on next page)
