School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 465
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- It goes from house to house and sleeps out at night.
Ans: A Path or Road.
As I was sitting on my hunkers I looked through my wrinkles and I saw the dead burying the life.
Ans: A fire being raked
Chip chop cherry up all the men in Derry would not climb it up.
Ans. Smoke.
A sheet full of crumbs and a loaf in the middle.
Ans. The moon among the stars.
Round the house and round the house and lies at the back door.
Ans. The beesom or brush.
Under the water and over the water and never touches the water.
Ans. A duck that has an egg to lay.
My mother borrowed from your mother with her own two hands what puts up a lather.
Ans. Soap.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Benignus O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Colm O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr E. Mc Tigue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr P. Mc Tigue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Mayo
