School: Newtown, Borris
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Broin
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- Why is it dangerous to go into the woods in the Spring time?
Because the buds are shooting.
A halfpenny wet and a halfpenny dry four pence halfpenny and a halfpenny lying by a halfpenny behind and a halfpenny before fourpence halfpenny and a halfpenny more?
A Shilling.
I have money in my pocket and to spend it I am willing if I had twice as much and a half as much I would have an even shilling.?
Fourpence.
What is the shamefulest thing in a house?
A clock because it always has its hands on its face.
Ink ank under a bank ten drawn four.? A woman milking a cow.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Gahan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolyhune, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- James Gahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Coolyhune, Co. Carlow