School: Lisnafunchin, Castlecomer (roll number 16230)
- Location:
- Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the ground like a hailstone
- A magpie.What always walks with its head down
- a nail in a boot.I have a grey goose and she is of a great price and the man that would lead her would want to be wise she has feet in her belly and walks upon she is far from her dwelling and seldom at home
- A ship.Black I am and black I do admire. Many the horse and man I ever made tired. They smashed my head and broke my face and brought me from my dwelling place
- A coal.Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
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