School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)
- Location:
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 227
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- (continued from previous page)A pot of potatoesI have money in my pocket,
To spend it I am willing,
If I had as much and half as much,
I would have a shilling. - 8dIf a man got sixpence for walking a mile,
What would he get for thirty Sore feetIf a man had ten patches on his coat,
What time would it be Time to get a new oneWhy is A like a honey-suckle. Because it is followed by BAn old red cow, lying by the well eats all,
She gets adn drinks none at all FireIt sweeps round the house,
And round the house,
And lies at the back door. A broomInk, ank, under the bank, ten drawing four. A woman milking a cowWhat is deeper than hell A tailor's thimble(continues on next page)
