School: Cooley
- Location:
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Beoláin
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Andrew.12. As I went over London bridge I met a London scholar. He lifted his stick and hit me a lick. What was the name of that scholar?
Alex.13. How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
Two.14. As I walked through a field of wheat, I picked up something good to eat, it was neither fish nor flesh nor bones, so I left it till it walked alone?
An egg. 1. In the garden there is a lake, in the lake there is a boat, in the boat there is a lady with a white petticoat. Eve you do not know her name it is your own self to blame, for I have told you in the middle of the story.
Eve.
- 1. In the garden there is a lake, in the lake there is a boat, in the boat there is a lady with a white petticoat. Eve you do not know her name it is your own self to blame, for I have told you in the middle of the story.
Eve.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brigid Logue
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballylawn, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr John Logue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballylawn, Co. Donegal
