School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 14_014
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- 1 Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K
That
2 Twenty sheep went out the gap, twenty more followed that, the farmer and his dog. How many feet went out the gap.
Two feet.
3 Round the house and round the house and stands at the back door.
A twig
4 Round the house and round the house and in the key hole
The Sun
5 Black and white and read all over
A newspaper
6. The more you take from it the bigger it gets
A hole(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Keville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
