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School: Edmonton (roll number 8100)

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Edmondstown, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
Mrs O' Brien
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 087

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    Janie Colgan Edmonton N.S. Killucan
    Deep down in the earth is the place of my birth
    I am as black as the night but your home I make bright
    When I burst into flame who will tell me my name
    Answer: Coal
    I lie on the ground like a sheet
    When the sun shines, I fly away
    what am I?
    Answer: Snow
    I have a knife of ivory
    It is bound all round with misery
    It would bind a bull and kill a bear
    And snare a black bird in the air
    Answer: Hunger
    A house full and a room full
    And you couldn't pick a spoonful
    Answer: Smoke
    Walter Casserly Sion Hill Killucan (aged 84 yrs)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Janie Colgan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Walter Casserly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Sionhill, Co. na hIarmhí