School: Rakeeragil (roll number 11568)
- Location:
- Rakeeragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0958, Page 159
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Four and twenty white cows tied in a stall up comes a red one and licks overall.
Your teeth and tongue.
A wee red cow tied to the wall,she would eat all the hay from here to Donegal.
A fire.
In my father's garden there is a purty plot,four and twenty horsemen going at a trot,with their purty bows and their ribbons and their purty hats,if you were to guess forever you would not guess that.
Flax.
What goes biting and biting and never swallows?
A pair of scissors.A wee house that could not hold a mouse and there are more windows in it than in the king's house.
A thimble.What goes in dry and comes out wet? Tea.Why is a black hen better than a white hen? because a black hen(continues on next page)
