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 349
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- (continued from previous page)on a hill, now they are growing, and now they are growing, now they are growing still
(Teeth)
Its in the middle of the field and it never touches the grass, its the first of Europe and the last of France
(The letter E)
Who builds stronger than a carpenter mason or a shipbuilder?
(The grave digger)
Which side of the mug is the handle?
(The outside)
Eight arms, no hands a wooden leg and cannot stand. Its often wet and cannot feel. It has no shoes and its shod with steel
(An umbrella)
A lazy little woman a hard-working man twelve little children as black as the pan
(The block)
Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Moran
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kildun More, Co. Mayo
