School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 119
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Teampull Dubhglaise
- XML Page 119
- XML “Guesses”
- XML “Proverbs”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- 1. If ten motors passed you on the road, what time would it be?
Ten past one.
2. How long did Cain hate his brother?
As long as he was Abel (able)
3. What has a head but no face?
A match.
4. What has a face but no head?
A clock.
5. What goes to the table, is cut, yet never eaten?
A pack of cards.
6. If a man had twenty patches on his trousers what time would it be?
It would be time he had a new pair.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
Time is a good story teller. Work is better than talk. It is a long road that has no turning.
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
A blind man is a bad judge of colour. Courage is half the battle.
Luck favours the brave. If you don't sow in Spring you won't reap in Autumn.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Donegal
