School: Lisnafunchin, Castlecomer (roll number 16230)
- Location:
- Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 074
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- A thimble.Two maidens dressed in white took the fever and died last night
- Two candles.Why does a hen pick a pot
- because she could not lick it.Why does a man sneeze twice
- because he could not help it.Hoddy doddy round black body three feet and a wooden hat
- A pot.As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the Church over steeple and all.
- the sun.Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may gues for ever but you will never guess that
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