School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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8th November ' 37
Whats the smallest room in the world ,
A mushroom .
It's green , it's red , and yellow in the middle and the Queen cannot touch it no more than the King .
The rainbow.
It's deep and it's damp , it's under the bank and it's fit for the Landlord or Lady .
The grave .
Ere last night in the middle of the night , two dead men got up to fight , two blind men made the [ ? ] , two [ ? ] went for the doctor and two cripples went to hurry them on .
A lie.
As I was going to Islandise I met seven men and their seven wives , seven cats and seven kittens .Between men , women , cats and kittens , How many went to Islandise .
One .(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Elizabeth Herbert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Herbert
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo