School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 806
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- (continued from previous page)And with the Lord's words
She would frighten the crows.
ANSWER: A gun.
8) I went up the boreen,
And down the boreen,
And I carried the boreen on my back.
ANSWER: A ladder.
9) Patches upon patches and no stitches.
ANSWER: A head of leaves.
10) Why did the cow go over the hedge
ANSWER: She couldn't go under.
11) If you had a fire, and a candle to light with one match which would you light first.
ANSWER: The match.
12) Flies high, flies low, wears shoes and buys none.
ANSWER: A football.
13) It is in the river, and it isn't drowned,
It's in the meadow and it isn't cut,
It is in the shop and it isn't sold.
ANSWER: The sunshine.
14) As round as an apple, as deep as a cup,
And all the King's horses and all the King's men
Wouldn't pull it up(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Kivneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo
- Collector
- Louis Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Branraduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Branraduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Kivneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lugalisheen South, Co. Mayo
