School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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the milk in that jug ,and the answer he would get is the cat drank it.Where is the cat' behind the door in the straw 'Where is the straw ' the fire burnt it .Where is the fire 'the water quenched it .Where is the water ' the butcher drank it.he is gone up the chimney to cut the head of whoever will speak first.
The children used to play duck .One would stand at the Granny and the other few would get stones or one each and pelt them.if the knocked the stone that would be on top of the Granny they would run and bring down their stone again.Then if the stone was on top of the Granny and the one that would be up to tick him and he going he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Ó hAinnín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reanahumana, Co. Clare
