School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lainn Chille, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Black and white and read all over
A Newspaper.
2 n's 2 o's an L and a D put them together and spell them for me.
London
20 sheep went out a gap, 20 more followed that, 6 and 7, twice eleven, 3 and 2, how much is that
Five.
A Head like a thimble, tail like a rat, you may guess forever but you'd never guess that.
Pipe
As I went to London, its there I saw a wonder, three pots boiling and no fire under
Three spring wells.
Why does a cow look over the wall.
Because she couldn't look under it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora O Boyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Baileanáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
