School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 202
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- (continued from previous page)RiddlesCome tell me if you can sir
He being so chuff both grim and gruff
The devil a word he'd answer
I got afraid and little said
For none likes to be haunted
And in passing by I did espy
In his visage what I wanted
Come tell to me and who is he
Who is so chuff and surly
Still silently he'll tell to thee
The distance of the journey
Ans: A milestone.2)
I'm useful in every city
Allthough I am not counted witty
I serve alike both rich and poor
The wet and heat I can endure
The lawyer and the strict divine
To me they often do incline
The matron and they maid I say
Attention to me daily pay
They feed me up whilst I can eat
Though not one bit I masticate
And when I'm fed to their desire
they take me to a scorching fire(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Michael Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Druminardly, Co. Roscommon
