School: Ballydaniel (roll number 13892)
- Location:
- Ballydaniel, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Micheál Mac Amhlaoimh
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- Hairy in and hairy out,
And hairy into hairy's mouth?A woman knitting a stocking.
It is red, it is blue, it is parable(?) green
The king could not touch it, nor the queen?A rainbow.
As I was going out a slippery gap,
I met my Uncle David
He had an iron nose
And metal toes
And upon my word
He would frighten the crows?A man with a gun?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brighid Clohossey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leugh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Clohossey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leugh, Co. Kilkenny