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School: Guaire (Goorey) (roll number 7929)

Location:
Goorey, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Úna M. Montgomery
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 10

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    Q. As I went over yonder hill I met my uncle Davie, I took off his hat and sucked his blood and left is body easy?
    A. A bottle of whiskey
    Q. What is black and white and read (red) all over?
    A. A newspaper
    Q. Forty sheep went out a gap forty more followed that six, seven, ten, eleven, three and two. How many is that?
    A. Five
    Q. How many feet has forty sheep the shepherd and his dog?
    A. Two
    Q. Hairy out hairy in, hairy all over the shin?
    A. A stocking
    A. There was a tree and there was apples on it. I took no apples off an 8 left no apples on it?
    A. I took an apple off and 8 left an apple
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Colhoun
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Balleelaghan, Co. Donegal