School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)
- Location:
- Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 415
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- The King of Spain he built a ship
An' in this ship his daughter sat
An' I'm ashamed to tell her name,
An' that's three times I've told it.
Ann.
What always walks with its head down.
A nail in a man's foot.
A man who was thatching a house happened to fall what did he fall against.
His will.
What goes through the water, and through the water, and never touches the water.
An egg in a duck.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
A little ship was on the sea
W'at was the captain's name?
I've told you once, I will tell you again,
W'at was the captain's name
Watt.
What is full and holds more?
A pot of potatoes.
What is full of holes and yet can hold water?
A sponge.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gordon Wilson
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Wilson
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Srabrick, Co. Leitrim
