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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 420

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    Why does a dog drink water?
    Ans. Because he cannot eat it'All flesh and no bones and when it stands it stands on stones?
    Ans. A Slar Mara.
    As I went under the lane I met my sister Eliza Jane, With and iron nose and timber toes, and upon my word she would scare the crows?
    Ans. A gun.
    Why does a donkey eat thistles?
    Ans. Because he is an ass.
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  2. The Care of the Feet

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    The Care of the Feet.
    In former times the people in my district wore no shoes till they were twelve. Some people wore no shoes till they were thirty-three. The children in our district go barefoot in summer. The children never went barefoot the whole year round.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Colgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Ballymagaraghy, Co. Donegal