School: Muine Chonnalláin B.
- Location:
- Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Lochnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 299
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A man who had no eyes went out to view the skies, he saw a tree with apples on, he took no apples off, and he left no apples on. How many apples were on the tree:- Two apples.
The beginning of Eternity, the end of time and place, the beginning of every end, and the end of every race:- The letter E.
Why is an Irishman on a hill, like a scotchman in his kilt:- One is cold with the kilt and the other is killed with the cold. Little wood, little wire, little house, without a fire:- An umbrella.
Why is a toffee like a racehorse:- The more you lick it the faster it goes. The older it grows the smaller it gets:- A candle.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Muldoon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Neary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Luke Neary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Tom Greavy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thady Muldoon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilgarvan, Co. Mayo