School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 18_009
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- 1. "As I went round Kilree steeple I met three people they were nither men, women or children what were they?"
Ans "A man woman and child."2 "Riddle me, riddle me randio. My father gave me seeds to sow, the seeds were black and the ground was white riddle me that before to-night?"
Ans. "A flour cake with carraway seeds."3. "As I went out in a slippy gap I met me uncle David I cut his head off(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
