School: Accony (roll number 5122)
- Location:
- Aghany, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0136, Page 300
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- (continued from previous page)A woman milking a cow.
It goes up the stairs green and down the stairs white
A wire.
Where was Moses when the light went out?
In the darkness
As I was up the guttery gap
I met uncle Davy
I stuck him in my pocket
For fear the ducks would eat him
A frog.
What side of the house wants the most thatch?
The outside
Four feet hanging
Four feet ganging.
Four feet lying in press
Two men riding on a mare.
What tree grows nearest to the sea?
The beech-tree.
In Amsterdam it's common
In Holland wanting still
It's in every mountain
But not in any hill
It's in all kinds of money
Neither gold, silver, or lead
It comes twice in a moment
But not in a thousand years(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roonah, Co. Mayo
