School: Cúl Chaonaig (Coolkenney) (roll number 14631)
- Location:
- Culkeeny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 418
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- Up stairs, down stairs, any where at all, on the floor behind the door, and up against the wall? The sun.I have a little house and there are as many windows in it, as are in the kings palace? A thimble.A bonack of bread and a sheetful of crumbs? The moon and the stars.As I went up Derry street I met uncle David. I cut his throat and sucked his blood and left him lying easy? A bottle of whiskey.Old mother switcher she had but one eye and a long tail that she let fly. Every time she went out the gap, she left a piece of her tail in the trap? A needle and tread.What stands all day and lies in its own dirt at night? The nails of your shoes.Twenty-six sheep went out a gap twenty more followed that, six seven ten eleven(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ellen Anne Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballysallagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- David Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Ballysallagh, Co. Donegal
