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School: Robinstown (roll number 9039)

Location:
Baile Roibín, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Teresa Coyne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 341

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    I have but one horn, I'm no unicorn, I give milk and I'm no Kerry cow, my grandmother loves me and round the table puts me with a smile of good luck on her brow.
    A jug of milk
    What goes up the ladder with its head down?
    A nail in a boot
    What is it that a lady looks for but never wishes to find?
    A hole in her stocking
    What fortunes do people dislike?
    Misfortunes
    Round the house and round the house and never touches the house?
    The sun
    Round the kitchen and round the kitchen and sleeps in the corner at night?
    A brush
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moira Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Roibín, Co. na Mí