School: Stackallen (roll number 1309)
- Location:
- Stigh Colláin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: P.T. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 035
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- (continued from previous page)As round as an apple as plump as a ball, it climbs the church-yard over steeple and all.?
The sun.
As as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man.?
A penny.
Black and white and read all over?
A newspaper.
Ruff and hairy fit for a lady a penny a quart.?
A gooseberry.
Up the chimney down, and down the chimney down, it wont go up the chimney up or down the chimney up?
An umbrella.
Two legs sat on three legs with one leg on his lap, in comes four legs runs away with one leg, up starts two legs catches up three legs throws it after four legs and makes him bring one leg back?
A man sitting on a three legged stool with a leg of mutton on his lap, a dog came in and took the leg of mutton, the man jumped up and caught up the stool and threw it after the dog and made him bring the leg of mutton back.
I saw where you never were and where you will never be and yet within that very(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Tighe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rochestown, Co. na Mí
