School: Convent of Mercy, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Regis
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A poor wood-cutter was once cutting down a great oak tree that grew by the side of a lake. He was a strong powerful man and he made the chips fly as he flung the axe over his shoulder and sent it ringing against the wood keeping time to each stroke he sang merrily.
Ring axe ring
Stout heart sing
My little ones must be fed
My axe and I will earn the bread.
But as he sang just then the bright steel head of his axe flew off the handle, went whirling through the air and fell with a mighty splash into the blue waters of the great deep lake.
The wood-man stood for a moment(continues on next page)- Collector
- Queenie Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath