School: Wicklow Convent
- Location:
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teachers: Mrs McCall Sr. M. Martin
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- One very frosty morning a little girl was on her way to school when she arrived there she was very late. The teacher asked her what kept her late, she said "the ground was very slippy and for every step I took forward I slipped back two steps" the teacher said "how on earth did you get here at all" the little girl said "well you see I turned to go home.
- Collector
- Marie Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr Michael Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow