School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)
- Location:
- An Ladhar, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 108
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What are the four hardest things to be got?
Answer= A shoe for the foot of mountain, a towel to wipe the face of the earth, a set of teeth for the mouth of the harbour's and a hat for the head of Kinsale.
II
It is black and it is white and it is parable green. The king can't come at it and neither the Queen?
Ans = A rainbow.
III
As black as ink, as white as milk and it hops on the road like hailstone?
Ans = A magpie
IV
Two legs sat upon three legs, had one leg in his hand. In came four legs snapped away one leg, Up started two legs threw three legs after four legs and brought back his own leg.?
Ans = A man having a bone of meat in his hand sitting on a three legged stool.
A dog came in and snatched the bone of meat and the man threw the stool after the dog and recovered the bone.
V
Jack's wife is Paddy's mother, and what is Jack to Paddy's brother?(continues on next page)
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- Cáit Ní Chéilleachair
- Gender
- Female
