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School: Fahan Lower (roll number 14506)

Location:
Fahan Lower, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
R. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 524

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    Humpty dumpty sat on a wall
    Humpty dumpty got a great fall
    All the kings horses and all the king's men
    Couldn't put humpty together again?
    Answer: An egg
    Chip, chip, cherry, all the men in Derry
    Couldn't climb, chip, chip, cherry?
    Answer: Smoke
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lindsay
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal