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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 355

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  1. Rhymes and Riddles

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    Rhue and Thyme grew in the Garden,
    But rue out of time
    Isn't worth a farthing.
    Riddle:- When I was young
    They did me cut
    And in a hole they did me put.
    When I was scarcely 6 months old,
    They came to look for my poor soul.
    With fire and water
    They did me burn
    With iron tools they did me turn,
    Then they stripped me of my skin,
    And found a hole to put me in.
    A Saw.
    Of all the saws ever I saw,
    I never saw a saw to saw like that saw.
    It was mad by Jack Saw that came from Warsaw.
    A warlike instrument,
    And a fishery engine - (Pr. ingane)
    Spells the town-land
    That lies next Cornafean.
    Drumcoghill.
    Cócall = An old name for a boat
    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. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan