School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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Two black men and one white men went out in a car. The two black men ate the white man. What number was the car.
281
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the men in Derry could not lift it up.
A Well
A little white barrel with two kinds of food in it
An Egg
He site at the fire of the eats all he can get, and drinks nothing at all
The Fire
What walk with its head down
A Nail in ones Shoe.
What is full of holes and can hold water.
A Sponge
What can go to Dublin and never walks.
The Road
I have a wee horse with an iron throat, the harder it goes, the more rope it swallows.
A Machine.
It is white, it is black and it is read all over
A Newspaper
As I was going over London Bridge I met a London scholar. He took off his hat and drew his(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Grant
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Umrycam, Co. Donegal
