School: Baile Nua, Droichead Átha (roll number 13083)
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Louth
- Teachers: R. Ní Mhaolmhochaire E. Ní Laoi
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- Once upon a time there was a man who was ninety years of age. Through time he died because of the unhealthy cot he lived in, in Wicklow. When he died, the coffin men got the usual sized coffin for him. But he was too tall so, that the only thing they could do was to cut off his legs. He was a good while dead, when people saw him carrying his legs under his arms.
