School: Barran
- Location:
- Barran, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 004
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- Q. As round as an apple, as fat as a pan, half woman and half of a man.
A. A penny.
Q. Tink Tank under a bank, ten drawn four.
A. A person milking a goat.
Q. What goes round the house and never comes into the house.
A. A pass
Q. As I went out a country gap I met my uncle Davie. I cut off his head sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
A. A bottle of Whiskey.
Q. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a Kay.
A. That
