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School: Arva (C.)

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Ármhach, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 006

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    If a farmer raises three acres of wheat in dry weather what will he raise in wet weather?
    Answer = his umbrella.
    Black and white went up a hill, black came down and white stood still?
    Answer:- a hen after laying an egg.
    What is the roundest thing in a house? Answer:- a clock
    A leaper of ditches, a clipper of corn, a little brown cow with a pair of leather horns:- Answer = a hare?
    As I went up in yonder gap I met my uncle daisy, I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy? Answer:- a blackberry
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ármhach, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mrs Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ármhach, Co. an Chabháin