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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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    After death the doctor.
    Its hard to get a good hook for a bad reaper.
    The best horse jumps the ditch. A stitch saves nine. Longer tuning than playing. Like Larry Cosgrove and the cows leg that was broken. He went to Phil Ginty's to set a cows leg. When they had the cow hung up and Larry got pitch and white of eggs he set the wrong
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Mac Cuag
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornacullew, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Catherine Gray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garvary, Co. Longford