School: Carraig na Heorna (2) (roll number 14976)
- Location:
- Carricknahorna, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sibéal Nic Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 494
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- What has it and so has a needle[?]
A name
Pretty little people playing at the pool, wearing green coats and having hats on their heads, feathers in their hats, and shoes on their feet-wearing short red trousers.
The Fairies.
It’s as round as an apple, as flat as a pan, a lady on one side on the other a man.
A Penny.
What goes round the house, and wound the house, and peeps in every hole?
The sun.
What is white, and black, and red all over?
A newspaper.
A long black arm and a half shut fist?
A crook.
I have a wee cow she is tied to the wall, she eats all the heather from this to Donegal?
The fire.
When it is shut, it is open, when it is open it is shut.
A gate on the railway line.(continues on next page)
