School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 09_010
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A sovereign.
The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every place.
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Black and white and read all over.
A newspaper.
Why does a cow look over the wall.
Because she cannot look under it.
It is under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
A cake in an oven.
A hundred sheep went out a gap, the shepherd and his dog. How many feet in that.
Six.
Twenty sheep went out a gap, twenty more went after that, six and seven, twice eleven, three and two, how(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
