School: Loughshinny (roll number 8434)
- Location:
- Loch Sionnaigh, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- Teacher: James Monks
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- (continued from previous page)and never touches the woods? A person carring two wooden pails of water.There is a table in my father's garden, (is) it is of a great size and he that will buy it has (ned) need to be wise.
- What is memory? The thing you forget withAs I looked out of my grandfathers window I saw a white thing eating a white thing and i put out my little white thing to put that white thing away? A white goat eating a white head of cabbage and I put out my white dog to put the goat away.
- Informant
- Thomas Coleman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cnoc an Chuircín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- What is it that flies high flies low cuts grass and wont mow? A bow and arrow.Round the green gravel I travel; on oak I stand; I rode the mare that was never foaled and I held the bridle in my hand? A ship's captain.(continues on next page)
