School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn
- Location:
- Callan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Síle
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“One, two, five, I caught a hairy fox alive...”
One, two, five, I caught a hairy fox alive,
One, two, ten, I let him go again,
I hold a crown, with any man,
That all my chalks are twenty one.
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- Eibhlín Ní Liathán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baunta, Co. Kilkenny
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“Tom, Tom, the piper's son...”
Tom. Tom, the piper's son,
Stole a pig, and away he ran,
He was caught, and he was shot,
And he was buried in the dung. (no title)
“Dan, Dan the dirty man...”
Dan, Dan, the dirty man,
Washed his face in a frying pan,
Combed his hair with the leg of the chair,
Dan, Dan, the dirty man. (no title)
“Riddles and rhymes, and what people say...”
Riddles and rhymes,
And what old people say,