School: Cnapach
- Location:
- An Chnapaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 124
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- (continued from previous page)As round as an apple as plump as a ball as high as the market house steeple and all. The Moon.Four standing standers four diddle danders two hookers two crookers a licker and a switcher. A cow.I have a wee heifer behind the dresser give her hay give her straw and she will eat up all give her wind and she will fly, give her water and she will die. The fire.What goes from house to house and leaves a rag on every bush. The Snow.Why is a black hen cleverer than a white one, because a black hen lay a white egg but a white hen cannot lay d black one.Why do you go to bed, because the bed wont come to you.Blackim sat on jagim, glowerm did see, that snapim put him in gabin what do you call that. A Blackberry.I washed my hands in water(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mullen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corr Leice Dhubh, Co. an Chabháin
