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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 382

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    he got for his own ass. Next day Mick and himself set of for herrings. When they were a long ways off the ass that Terry bought would not go only very slowly. Terry with a cross look gave the ass a crack of his stick between the to ears and down they fell. It was his own ass he bought back only its ears were tied with twine.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Mahony
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow