School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 13210)
- Location:
- Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Lotrail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0563, Page 145
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- Riddle me riddle me randy o
Me father gave me seed to sow
When the seed began to grow
Like a garden full of snow
When the snow began to melt
Like a poor man lost his health
When the man began to cry
Like an eagle in the sky
When the sky began to rattle
Like a bloody battle
Answer: Thunder & lightning.The man that made it didn't want it.
The man that bought it wouldn't keep it
And the man that wore it never seen it.
Answer: A coffin.Two dead men fighting
Two blind men looking on
Two cripples running for the peelers
Two dummies telling them hurry on
Answer: A lie.Four lily landers; four stick standers
Two lookers; two crookers
And a fly beater.
Answer: A cow.(continues on next page)
