School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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- (continued from previous page)272 Q. As I went up the country I saw a great wonder. Four and twenty wild geese tearing the world asunder?
A. A harrow. 273 Q. As I sat in my templetilly I saw my jimplejilly I called out for my laundryjaundry.
To hunt fagiam out of the world wigiam wagam.
Ans. I called the dog to hunt the bull out of the oats. 274 Q. Up chip chevry down chip chevry.
All the men in Derry would not climb chip chevry.
Ans. Smoke.
275 Q. Long legged father.
Big Bellied mother.
Three children and none of them wiser than another.
Ans. A pot. 276 Q. When I was old they did me cut. And down in a hold they did me put. When I was three months there. They came and searched me everywhere.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Scollan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumrane, Co. Leitrim