School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0531, Page 049
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- (1) Four stick standers, four lilylanders, two lookers, two crookers, and a fly beater? Answer. A cow. Four stick standers, her four legs, four lilylanders her four teats, two lookers her two eyes, two crookers h her two horns, and a fly beater, her tail.
(2) How many cuts will a well sharpened scollip need? Answer. None.
(3) I have a red cow and she stands by the wall, she eats all I give her but drinks none at all. Answer. A fire on a hearth.
(4) Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you wont guess that.
Answer. A pipe.
(5) How many thorns in an acre of furze. Answer. One and all the rest.
(6) Why is a lady's jumper like a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drominagh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mike Ryan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drominagh, Co. Tipperary
