School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

Location:
Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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    As I went over London bridge, I met a London scholar.

    As I went over London bridge, I met a London scholar. He took off his hat and drew off his glove. What was the name?
    Andrew
    As round as a penny, as flat as a pan,
    Whole of a woman, half of a man
    A penny
    Long legs, short thigh,
    Wee head and no eyes
    Tongs
    As white as milk as black as silk it hops on the road like hailstones.
    Magpie
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hamilton Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr J Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Donegal