School: Lochán na mBan (roll number 7816)
- Location:
- Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0099, Page 265
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- (continued from previous page)9 Blows high blows low has no feet yet gets on shoes = Dust
10 There was once a twin and they were born in March and their birthday was in September and one of them married his mother how was that = They were born in a town called March and their birthday was in September and one of them became a priest and married his mother to another man.
11 Two n n two o o an l and a d put them together and spell them for me = London
12 If a fellow saw a fellow in a field of beans would that fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means. How many f’s in that = There is no f in that.
13 It’s white and it’s black and it’s read all over = A newspaper.
14 As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man = A penny
15 It’s deep and it’s damp [and is soft under bank] and it’s fit for a lord and lady = a grave(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughaunnaman, Co. Mayo
