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School: Tobberclair

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Toberclare, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Seán Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 056

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    told the servant boy to feed the hens. She told him to give them a drink of water andhe game them water from a tank and she said that would not do as they needed spring water to make the shell as there is lime in spring water. The well was a long journey from the house, so he said it would be better to give them a bag of cement and it would make the shell hard.
    Story, Story kill a calf. There is a story and a half.
    Story Story kill a cow, there is a story for you now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Leavy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissakillen South, Co. Westmeath