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School: Lattoon

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Lattoon, Co. Cavan
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P. Ó Hiorraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 300

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    66. I was running, running until I got it and when I got it I sat down to look for it and when I couldn't get it I brought it with me.
    Ans. A thorn in my foot.
    67. A long man legless, came to the door footless. He told the old woman to keep her hens in but was not afraid of her dog.
    Ans. A worm.
    68. There was a man of Adam's race, he had a certain dwelling place, NeitherHell, Heaven or any place where man could dwell.
    Ans. Jonas in the whale's belly.
    69. White and black and read all over.
    Ans. A newspaper.
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