School: Accony (roll number 5122)
- Location:
- Aghany, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Mac Giobúin
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- As I went up Tara Hill,
Tara Hill was shaking
And all the birds in Tara Hill
Were gathering an acre.
A funeral
It flies high
Lies low
Wears shoes but has none.
A football
Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she cannot lick it
A house full
A room full
And you could not take a spoonful
Smoke.
Five fingers without flesh or blood
A glove
What is the difference between a new penny and an old shilling.
Elevenpence.
What walks on its head?
A nail
Two young ladies dressed in white
Took the fever and died that night(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Thomas Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roonah, Co. Mayo