School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)
- Location:
- Cross, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Mac Niocail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0102, Page 346
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- (continued from previous page)Its on the table and its cut, but its never eaten.
(A pack of cards.)
As black as ink and ink it merit
As white as snow and snow it merit
It hops on the ground like a marble stone and marble stone it merit.
What is it. (A magpie)You see it come in on the shoulders of men, like a thread of the silk it will leave again
There's a garden that I keep
Full of little gentlemen
Little caps of blue they wear
- 1. You see it come in on the shoulders of men, Like a thread of silk it will leave again.
Turf.
2. There's a garden that I ken
Full of little gentlemen
Little caps of blue they wear(continues on next page) - Informant
- Martin Murphy
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Gortacurra, Co. Mayo
