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School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow

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Strangsmill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Richard Rellis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 286

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    There was a school in Parkareed about two miles from the village of Dunkitt. About twenty children used to attend there. The teacher was a Mrs Winifred Gough and she lived in the house where she taught. Her husband used to work in the quarries (already referred to)
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  2. Riddles

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    As Mary sat by the fireside John passed by and said "A penny for your thoughts my pretty maid. Mary replied "Take from underneath you tread. What is sometimes put in bread Add to that the miser's hold. You have my thoughts and your penny saved
    Answer - Matrimony
    Riddle me, riddle me right
    Where did I sleep last Saturday night
    When the Bells of heaven struck eleven
    They thought to send my poor soul to heaven
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Hart
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny