School: Deravoy (roll number 373)
- Location:
- Derryveagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Treanor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0959, Page 053
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- (continued from previous page)9. Where was the first candle ever lit. On the end.
10. Down in yon meadow there is a bunch of willow-wands and no one can count them only Gods own hand. The hair in your head.
11. Where was the first King crowned. On the head.
12. Riddle me, Riddle me randy bow my father give me seed to sow. The seed was black the ground was white. Riddle me that and I'll give you a new clay pipe. Ink and paper.
13. Go to the market with twenty pence. Twenty fowl to buy. Buy some geese at 4d each, half-penny pigeons and farthing larks.
I bought three geese at 4d each was a shilling and I bought seven pigeons at a half-peny each was a 19 1/2 d and two farthing larks was twenty pence.
14. Slippy wet and greasy when its in its easy When its out its slapping about.
Slippy wet and greasy. The soap.
15. What goes round the house and round the house and a harrow after it. A hen and a flock of chickens.
16. Granney in the corner drinking Johnny(continues on next page)
- Collector
- E. Treanor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
