School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 006
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- (continued from previous page)67. Under water over water I rode a mare that never foaled and held the bridle in my hand A boat.
68. Humpty dumpty sat in the wall humpty dumpty got a great fall all the king's horses and all the kings men could not put humpty dumpty together again. An egg
69. The mawing[?] of a lamb and the honey of a bee put them together and spell them for me Mahony
70. What is it that comes twice in a moment once in a month and never in a thousand years.
The letter M.
71. Around about around about and wakes in top of his head Nails in a mans shoe
72. Six tea cups upon a shelf one fell down how many was left. Five.
73. What is it that has three feet and no legs
A Yard
74. What is it that grow larger the more you take out of it. A hole
75. How many geese is this one before two and one after two and one in the middle of two. Three
76. The longer it lives the shorter it goes
A Candle
77. Fatherless Motherless child without sense came into the world and was never seen since. Thunder
78. Tink tank under a bank ten drawing four(continues on next page)
