School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it. A boffin little page in her cage all her children died of age and herself as freshas ever. An appletree it is red and blue and white and green and the king can not get it no more
The Rainbow
Alice Magner Told by my father
Thomastown Mathew Magner
Golden Thomastown
Co. Tipperary Golden
It is not inside or outside but it is under the roof of the house. A window
- Collector
- Alice Magner
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Matthew Magner
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- What is it that is put on the table cut but never eaten. A pack of cards.
There stands a little red cow by the wall she eats all she gets and drinks none atall.
A fire.
Ink ank under a bank 10 draws four.
A woman milking a cow.
As I went up a slippery gap I met my uncle Davy. I cut off his head and left his body easy. A head of cabbage.
What is it that has neither fish flesh nor bone and still it has four fingers and a thumb. A glove.(continues on next page)
