School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)
- Location:
- Stormanstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)10 Londonderry, Cork and Kerry -
Spell me that without a K.
- T - H - A - T.11 Forty sheep went out a gap;
Forty more went after that;
6, 7, twice eleven;
3 and 3 - how much is that?
- Five12 Hairy all over and rough in the skin.
Two things shaking and one going in.
- A pig eating. (The ears shake)13 As I went out a guttery gap
I met my uncle Davy;
I shot him dead and sucked his blood
And left his body easy
- A pint of porter. (Jane Murphy, Corstown)Another version of this is more common:-13(a) As I went out a slippery gap
I met my uncle Davy;
I broke his neck and drank his blood
And left him lying easy.
-A bottle of wine (whiskey, &c.).14 Forty sheep went out a gap;
Forty more followed that;
A man and his dog followed that -
How many feet was that?
-Two (The man's. The others have hooves, not feet).(continues on next page)
