School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)
- Location:
- Baile Riobaird, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 263
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- (continued from previous page)6. Cork and Kerry Londonderry spell me that without a K.
That
7. The man that made it he made it to sell it. The man that brought it did not want it and the man that wore it never saw it.
A coffin
8. As high as the wall, as red as blood as white as milk, as sweet as honey
A ripe apple on a tree.
9. What is it that always eats and never drinks
A fire.
10. As I went up the hill of yonder I saw nine little things tearing the world asunder.
Nine springs
11. What part of the cow goes into the stable first.
Her breath.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Gráinseach Chláir Thiar, Co. Chill Dara
