School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)
- Location:
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 318
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Ans. = The baker kneads dough and the hungry man needs it.
5. Why is 0 Where was Moses when the candle quenched. Ans = In the dark.
6. If an ass were one side of the river and a sheaf of oats the other what part of the ass would cross over first. Ans = His breath.
7. Under gravel I did travel and at the the ocean I did stand I rode the mare that never foaled and carried the bridle in my hand.
Ans. The Train
8. Its black and white and read all over. The newspaper.
9. It is as round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb over church steeple and all.
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10. As I went up Dandy hill Dandy hill was shaking and all that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Anne Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowcanada, Co. Mayo
