School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)
- Location:
- Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 38
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- R. What goes up the chimney down and cannot come down the chimney up.
A. An umbrella.
R. What comes into the house black and white and goes out read.
A. A newspaper.
R. Who ran the first race.
A. Adam.
R. Luke had it before Paul had it behind. Matthew never had it. All girls have it once, boys cannot have it. Old Man Mulligan had it twice in succession. Dr. Lowell had it before and behind and twice as often behind as before.
A. The letter L.
R. Its white and its black and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cark, Co. Donegal
