School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 12_048
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- Trip, Trap and Tray. Which was the bitche's name.
Which
Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters.
Fox
What goes up the boithrin and down the boithrin and carries the boithrin on its back.
A man carrying a ladder.
All patches and no stitches
A head of cabbage.
What goes around the world and round the world and leaves a rag in every bush.
The snow
As I went out the dirty gap I met my Uncle Davit & cut his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
A. Blackberry.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
