School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- Whitechurch, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0644, Page 28
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“As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, at one side a woman, and at the other side a man.”
As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, at one side a woman, and at the other side a man.
Answer = PennyWhat always walks with its head down
Answer = A nail in your bootWhat goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood
Answer =The bark of the treeHeaded like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but you couldn't guess that
Answer = A pipe
- About 43 years ago a vessel called the Moresby sailed into Dungarvan harbour for shelter. It was on Christmas eve and a terrific gale was blowing. The captain, not knowing the water struck a sand bank. The Ballinacourty life-boat came to their assistance but the captain refused to leave the boat. During the night the gale grew worse..(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Liam Ó Deaghidh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygambon Lower, Co. Waterford
