School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 072
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- As round as a marble, as flat as a fan
One side a woman and the other side a man?
A penny.
As round as a marble, as deep as a cup:
And all the men in Ireland couldn't pull it up?
A well.
'Tis' red and 'tis' yellow and 'tis' gosling green
and the king cant come at it nor neither the queen?
A rainbow.There is a little house and a mouse couldn't fit in it and all the men in Ireland couldn't count all the windows in it?
A thimble.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
Four little bottles running down the hill. They have no corks nor they cannot(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seosamh Ó Fearghaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
