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School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua

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Cill Laichtín, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Nioclás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 075

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  3. XML “At the Foot of Rooska Hill”
  4. XML “An Eviction”
  5. XML “Mr Stickyback”

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  1. At the Foot of Rooska Hill (continued)

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  2. An Eviction

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    Long ago there was a poor widow living in Rooska, and some other people came and evicted her. As a widow's curse is always supposed to happen she cursed them. Her curse was that anything bought from them would never be lucky.
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  3. Mr Stickyback

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    As I was walking Maiden Street not very long ago.
    I met a charming country girl, she said her name was Flo.
    We went and had some photographs in a shop not far away.
    And when she got her sticky back why Florrie she did say.
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