School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 275
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- A roomful, a houseful, and yet you cannot catch a spoonful.
Smoke.
As round as an apple, as flat as a pan. On one side a woman, on the other side a man.
A penny.
What goes round the house and leaves a loaf on every window sill.
Snow.
Higher than a house, higher than a tree and what can it be.
The stars.
Black and white and read all over.
A letter.
Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes.
Thongs.
14 white cows standing in a stall. Up came a red one and licks them all over.
Teeth and tongue.(continues on next page)
