School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)cock brought his comb
- (1) There was a man lived in this town,
Great Grezzle was his name,
His saddle girt was gilt with gold,
And thats three times I have told his name.?
Was.
(2) As I went up the hill of Ives,
I met six men with six wives,
The six wives had six bags,
In the six bags there were six cats,
The six cats had six kittens,
Kittens, cat, bags, wives, men and all,
How many went up the hill of Ives.
One, myself.
(3) How many yards of butter-milk would it take to make a jacket and breeches(continues on next page) - Collector
- Owen Bennett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs P. Bennett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
