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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 240

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  1. Story

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    A woman about to die called her relatives around her bed. After having given full directions she finished with :-
    "Keep the hired "coddy" moving anyhow." (not easy)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Riddles

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    I have a bit of money
    And to part it I'm not willing,
    If I had as much and half as more
    I'd have an even shilling (4 d 4/5)
    As I went through yonder gap
    I saw a mighty wonder,
    Four and twenty wild geese
    Tearing the earth asunder.
    I knew a man called by the name Mac Daire
    Showers and showers break the weather
    Showers and showers take up the weather.
    Ash will break before it would uproot, ( by storm).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
        2. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan