School: Cill Íomair (B)

Location:
Killimor and Boleybeg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maoiléidigh
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    A little messenger from house to house and is out all night.

    A little messenger from house to house and is out all night.
    A path.
    Spell the biggest red rogue in the world in three letters.
    Fox.
    The man that made it never wore it. The man that wore it never saw it.
    A coffin.
    Over the see there is a little house. In the house there is a cup. In the cup there is a drop that I would not sell for a golden top.
    Your hearts blood.
    As i looked through my gold ring I saw white, driving white, out of white. A white dog driving white sheep out of white cabbage.
    As I looked out my Grandfather's window I saw a man standing on one leg.
    A mushroom.
    Why is a dairymaid compared to a swallow. Because the dairymaid skims the milk and the swallow skims the water.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Mistéal
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncona, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Brúadair
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Clooncona, Co. Galway