School: Ballyline, Callan (roll number 14395)
- Location:
- Baile Uí Fhloinn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Máire Nic Craith
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- (continued from previous page)Mary, Queen of May.
Prayers
“Let us pray O glorious St Joseph,”
Let us pray O glorious St Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind and perfect resignation to the divine will. Be my guide, father, and model through life, that I may merit to die, as thou didst, in the arms of Jesus and Mary. - As black as ink as white as snow and hops along the ground like hail stones?
A Magpie.If a black cat sat on a black cats tail how many cats were there?
One cat.Long legs, crooked thighs little head and no eyes.
A Thongs.The flowers of Africa, the flowers of Spain all mixed up with a shower of rain, put in a sugar bag tied with a string, riddle me that and I will(continues on next page)