24 May, 2017

mary had a little lamb

I don’t know if Mary’s lamb was named Larry but Larry made his appearance in the Moville library on March 8th to meet some students from the local school.  He was a big hit with the kids.  Larry is happy to celebrate the 187th anniversary today of Mary Had A Little Lamb nursery rhyme.

It was first published by the Boston publishing firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon, as an original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale on May 24, 1830 which makes it 187 years old today.
Courtesy of Wikipedia

Larry the lamb
the flyers made by the children




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Location: Moville, Co. Donegal, Ireland

21 comments:

  1. ChristineMay 24, 2017 at 9:08 AM

    Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this lovely bit of history, Bill!
    Larry is adorable!

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  2. s.cMay 24, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    Lovely post Bill. I appreciate it.

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  3. Patsfotos.May 24, 2017 at 9:12 AM

    Hi Bill

    This is cute for the kids to see this.

    Groettie from Patricia.

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  4. biebkriebelsMay 24, 2017 at 9:20 AM

    What a nice post! The lovely lamb and the sweet drawings of the children, so cute!

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  5. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraMay 24, 2017 at 9:33 AM

    Lindo, uma ternura.
    Um abraço e boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    Livros-Autografados

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  6. MarleenMay 24, 2017 at 9:41 AM

    A nice thing to celebrate in a library. Larry is cute!

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  7. Nancy ChanMay 24, 2017 at 10:34 AM

    I didn't know that the rhyme is 187 years old. Thank you for this information. Larry is a cute lamb. Have a great day!

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  8. TomMay 24, 2017 at 11:28 AM

    ...who knew that Mary and her Lamb were so old.

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  9. Marie SmithMay 24, 2017 at 12:26 PM

    Ahhh...Larry is so cute! Love this post!

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  10. Tanya BreeseMay 24, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    larry is so cute and i absolutely love the precious drawings! what a sweet post :)

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  11. RedMay 24, 2017 at 2:57 PM

    You have made a neat connection with the poem and the lamb in the library. School kids can get very excited about a live animal in a different place.

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  12. LowellMay 24, 2017 at 3:27 PM

    Thanks a lot, Bill! Larry might be cute and helpful and all, but now I'm going to be singing "Mary Had A Little Lamb" in my head all day! Sheesh!

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  13. LindaMay 24, 2017 at 3:47 PM

    What a lovely and fascinating post, Bill! Larry is absolutely adorable, and I love the sweet sketches, too. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  14. SharonMay 24, 2017 at 4:27 PM

    I can see why Larry would be a big hit. He looks like a sweetheart. I love the drawings. The lamb in the second drawing is a little on the leggy side.

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  15. orvokkiMay 24, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    Larry is very cute, and the drawings are so lovely.

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  16. William KendallMay 24, 2017 at 9:24 PM

    That is one content face.

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  17. Aritha V. May 24, 2017 at 9:32 PM

    Sweet. LOVE it.

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  18. LoisMay 25, 2017 at 12:51 AM

    Larry the lamb is adorable!

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  19. magiceyeMay 25, 2017 at 2:27 AM

    Would have been fun for the kids!
    Loved the portrait of Larry!

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  20. LindaMay 25, 2017 at 3:56 AM

    Aww! It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school.

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  21. HalcyonMay 26, 2017 at 10:24 AM

    So cute!

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