School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgney, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 394
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- (continued from previous page)In Phoenix Park, there is a deer,
His horns are both long and clear.
His back was neither fish, feather, back, or bone,
In Phoenix park, he lives alone.
Answer.
A Snail.5 Two legs sitting on three legs,
And one leg in her lap,
In came four legs, and whipped up one leg,
Up jumped two legs, and snatched up three legs,
Throws it after four legs,
And gets back one leg.
Answer.
A woman sitting on a three-legged stool,
And a leg of mutton on he lap,
A dog comes in, and whips the leg of mutton.
The woman jumps up, and throws the stool, after the dog, and gets back the leg of mutton.
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Head against back, and back against ground. Come, riddle me that and I'll give you a pound.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Irene B. Finnegan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Forgney, Co. Longford
