School: Toomore (roll number 16401)
- Location:
- Toomore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 83
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- 44. Céard é an rud a bhíonn gach duine ad déanamh ag an am céadna?
Ag dul in a oisé.
45. Cen fáth go bhfuil srón mar [?] ?
mar tá sé idir dhá shúil.
46. Why is a leaking barrel like a coward?
Because it runs.
47. What word of five letters becomes smaller if you add tow more letters.
The word small.
48. Which travells the faster heat or cold
Heat because you can catch a cold.
49. What is that which never asks a question, yet always requires an answer.
A bell
50. Why does a chicken cross the road.
Because the road cannot cross the chicken.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Sheóighigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rinbrack, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Brighidh Ní Sheóighigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rinbrack, Co. Mayo
