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School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)

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Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Nioclás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 459

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    II Two ducks and a fat hen
    Any number of players sitting in a ring can play it The leader askes some question of each in turn. "Here's this what's this?" And answers are as follows (1) A fat hen,
    (2) Two ducks and a fat hen,
    (3) Three plump partridges, two ducks and a fat hen
    (4) Four hares headless, three ets...hen,
    (5) Five grey geese in a green field grazing,
    Four etc ... hen
    (6) Si rung pigs in a rye field rooting, five gey geese, etc,... hen
    (8) Eight Eight merry hammers on an anvil dancing, seven etc ......... hen
    (9) Nine cows giving milk and their spankels made of silk, eight merry etc ..... hen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomour, Co. Mayo