School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 442
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- (continued from previous page)The halter is kept when a beast is sold. There is special fairs some places for
Bonhams horses and sheep but in some places there is not.
Written by Míceal Oh Cadromáin
- 1 - Q. There is a little red man on the top of the and if you shook hands with him his nose with him his nose would bleed.
A. A pump.2 - Q. What part of the cow comes over the fence first.
A. Her breath.3 - Q. Patches upon Patches and no stitches.
A. A head of cabbagh4 - Q. What has an eye and cannot see.
A. A darning kneddle.5 - Q. Betty inside the ditch and Betty outside the ditch and if you touch Betty She will bite
A. A nettle.6 - Q. Where do soldiers go after a hard march.
A. Into April.7 - Q. Why does a hen pick the pot
A. Because She cant lick it.8 - Q. I have a little house and a mouse would not fit in It. all the men in town would not count all the windows in it.
A. A thimble(continues on next page) - Collector
- Martin Quin
- Gender
- Male
