School: Doire an Céise (C )
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uaid
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- (continued from previous page)64. As round as an apple,
As deep as a cup,
And all the ,en in Derry could'nt pull it up.
A well. 65. Chip, chip cherry,
All the men in Derry could'nt climb, chip, chip, cherry.
The smoke.66. As round as an apple,
As sharp as a lance,
And all the men in Derry could'nt carry it to France.
The moon.67. As I went to the fair of the knives
I met nine men and nines wives.
Every wife had a bag,
Every bag had a cat,
Every cat had nine kittens,
Between cats and kittens men and women
How many went into the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Reilly
- Gender
- Female
