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School: Moyne (B.) (roll number 13989)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Francis Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 388

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    says "theres no milk in that jar, take it down."
    Similarly he puts his mouth to all the fists and says the same thing. Then he takes a rod and demands the following questions of each child by turns and receives the following answers:-
    Q "Where's the milk?
    A The cat drank it.
    Q Where's the cat?
    A The dog killed her
    Q Where's the dog?
    A In the fire
    Q Where's the fire?
    A The water quenched it
    Q Where's the water?
    A In the wood
    Q Wheres the wood?
    A The hatchet cut it
    Q Where's the hatchet?
    A Down nine miles in the ground"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Gray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birrinagh, Co. Longford