School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 02_011
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- Four standars, four sallymanders two crookeds two lugets and a wheel about.
A cow.
It goes under the water and over the water and doesn't touch the water.
The moon.
As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the king's horses could not pull it up.
Answer a well.
The more you take out of it the bigger it gets.
Answer a well.
Constantinople is a very big word and if you cannot spell it you are a very big dunce.
Answer it.
Why does a cow look over the wall.
Because she cannot look under the wall.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
