School: Laragh (B.)
- Location:
- Larah, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 088
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- (continued from previous page)Little middy noddy
Two heads one body
A spoolA bit I bite but I never swallow
My master comes without surprise
And sticks his fingers in my eyes
Scissors.Long legs crooked thighs
Wee head and no eyes.
The thongsAs I stook on my hunkers
I looked through my winkers
I saw the dead burying the two
A turf fireWhat goes between two woods
And returns between two waters
A man going to the well
for two buckets (pails) of waterFour sticks standing
Four 'Lilyanders'
Two pokers, a licker and a swinger.
A cow(continues on next page)
