School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)
- Location:
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P.J. Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 213
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- The half a mule with long ears on his head. The half of a fish they say he was bred. The half a garter that you tie around your knee. Put that together and spell it for me.
Answer: Mullingar.
Up the path and down the path and carries the path upon his back.
Answer: A ladder.
As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, half of a woman, and half of a man.
Answer: A penny.
Smoke in the wood and no fire.
Answer: A cow dung.
As I was going to the fair of Saint Ives, I met ten tinkers with their ten wives. Each of the wives had ten sacks. Each of the sacks had ten cats. Each of the cats had ten tails. How many were going to the fair of Saint Ives.
Answer: One.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Grant
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Shinglis, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Thomas Slevin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
