School: St. Michael's Clooncunny (roll number 14589)
- Location:
- Cluain Connaidh, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Stondúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0188, Page 181
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- He has not a foot
Yet how quickly he goes
He is always with me
And he's red as a rose.
(My tongue).What's the hardest key to turn?
A don-key.Going up the boreen
I met my Auntie Noreen
Steel heels and clippety toes
Pon my honour she'd frighten the cows
(Answer not known).Long legs, crooked thights
Small head and no eyes.
(Tongs)Going out a windy gap I met a sallow lady
A lady queer to frighten the crows
The longer she lives the shorter she grows.
(A candle in a draught).A flock of white sheep on a bare hill
There they go, Here they go, Now they stand still.
(Teeth in the gums)
