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School: Drummullan (roll number 13829)

Location:
Droim an Mhuilinn, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 315

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    I have a little house a a mouse would not fit in it, all the men in the town would not count all the windows in it.
    A thimble.
    What is the smallest bridge in the world.
    The bridge of your nose.
    What small animal is turned into a big one by being beheaded.
    Fox, ox.
    A little wood, a little wire, a little house without a fire.
    A birdcage.
    Why is a cheap pair of stockings like a mouse.
    Both go into holes.
    How many days in a year.
    Three hundred and twenty five because the rest are lent.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Toney Greene
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Droim an Mhuilinn, Co. Ros Comáin