School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)
- Location:
- Lisbealad, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 246
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Behind the house there is a well and in the well there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup for every one to taste : - Death. As black as ink as white as milk and it hops on the ground like hailstone. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it : - Coffin. I know a house and a mouse would not live in it and all the men in town could not count how many windows in it : - A thimble. As round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the kings army could not fill it up : - A Strainer. I washed my face in water that was never rained nor ran : - Dew. I dried my face with a towel that was never wove or spun : - Sun.
