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School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 125

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    The following is an old rhyme based on the letters of the alphabet written in capitals. Each letter is said and immediately after comes a word or phrase, telling what the outline or shape of the capital resembles.

    A - Cúpla Tighe - the couple of a house
    B - Speáclóirí - spectacles
    C - Crúdh Gearáin - horse shoe
    D - Bogh Fearrainn - rainbow
    E - Cois Cairr - step of a jaunting car
    F - Cos Muice - a pig's foot
    G - Crudh Capaill - a horse's shoe
    H - Geata - gate
    I - Bata - a stick
    L - Piocait - pick-shaped
    M - an rud a cuireann tú ar an arán
    N - rud is fuisde do
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Francis O Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Michael Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tusker, Co. Monaghan