School: Baile an tSagairt (roll number 13985)
- Location:
- Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Prionnsias Ua Coilín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 25
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- 1. If it takes a hen a week to walk a fortnight how many peas in a barrel of apples.
Answer two.
2. A leaper of ditches, A clipper of thorns, A bonnie wee cow with two leather horns.
Answer. A hare.
3. Hinky, pinky down the bank around about four.
Answer. A woman milking a cow.
4. I have a wee horse with an iron throat and as fast as he gallops he swallows the rope.
Answer. Spinning wheel.
5. I have a wee horse with his back to the wall and he would eat all the fodder from here to Donegal.
Answer. The fire.
6. What will go up the chimney when it is down but won’t go down the chimney when it is up.
Answer. Answer. [sic] An umbrella.
7. What hangs and bears but never blossoms.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Dennis Mc Brearty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Ballycroy, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mary Mc Callig
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Pat Mc Ginley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
