School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 003
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- 1. How many wells would make a river?
On if it was big enough.
2. I have a little red cow tied to the wall,
Give her hay and straw and she will eat it up all
Give her wind and she will fly.
Give her water and she will die.
A fire
3. As round as an apple as deep as a cup,
And all the men in derry would not pull it up.
A well
4. Hitty Hatty on the wall,
Hitty Hatty got s fall,
And all the men in Derry would not leave it as it was.
An egg.
5. As I looked out I saw a wonderful thing,
I saw the dead carrying the live
A ship
b. A duck behind two ducks,
A duck before two ducks,(continues on next page)
