School: Rosses's Point (roll number 12133)
- Location:
- Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Raighne
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- Skypping Rymes
1 A tinker, A tailor, a soldier,
a sailor, a richman, a poorman,
a beggar man, a thief, a doctor
a lawyer, an engineer, a chief,
2 Cups and saucers broken
dishes I met a man with
a pair of green breeches and
he said turn over3 All into gether this fine
weather he saw he saw
sitting on the seasaw shoot,
fire, bank, run.
4 Silk, satin, muslin, velvet,
cotton, rags
5 Boots, shoes, slippers, clogs.
6 Coach, Carriage, wheelbarrow,
donkey cart
7 Teddy bear, Teddy bear, turn
right round teddy bear teddy
bear tip the ground teddy bear
teddy bear show your big toe.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rita Gillen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- May Florence O' Rourke
- Gender
- Female