School: Gortnessy (roll number 7235)
- Location:
- Gortinessy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. Nic Sheáin
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- Collector
- Johnnie Elliott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumawark, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Hugh Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Carn, Co. Donegal
- What is the thing that has eyes and sees none at all?
A: A potato
A house full, a room full, couldn’t lift a spoon full?
A: Smoke.
Head like a thimble, tail like a rat, you may guess for ever but you could not guess that.
A: A pipe.
What turns without moving?
A: Milk
What has neither blood, flesh, or cone, but four fingers and a thumb?
A: A glove.
What gets wet with drying?
A: A towel.
What works all day and covers its face with its hands?
A: A clock
What is bought and never lent, the man that buys it doesn’t want it and the man that wants it doesn’t know it?(continues on next page)