School: Tashinny, Colehill (roll number 10223)

Location:
Teach Sinche, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Annie Trimble
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 31A

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    togather again.
    A egg.
    What goes in to drink and never takes a drink
    Horses shoe.
    A houseful a roomfull and can't catch a spoonful.
    Smoke.
    Why does a hen pick a pot.
    Because she cant lick it.
    Longlegs and short ties little head and no eyes
    A Tongs.
    A head like a thimble a tale like a rat you may guess for ever but you would not guess that
    A pipe.
    As round as apple as plump as a ball you can climb church steeple and all.
    The Sun.
    A lepper of ditches a cropper of thorns a little brown cow with two leather horns.
    A hare
    My father gave me seed to sow the seed was black and ground
    Writing.
    What smells most in a chemist's shop.Your nose.
    Why do we go to bed.
    Because the bed wont come to us.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Mills
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Cartrún na Buaile, Co. an Longfoirt