School: Doire an Bháis (roll number 13152)
- Location:
- Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Húbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 385
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- (continued from previous page)A: One if it was long enough.
Q: What is it that is brought to the table cut and never eaten.
A: A pack of cards
Q: It's so round as an apple as plump as a ball and it can climb the church steeple and all
A: The sun.
Q: What walks with its head down.
A: A nail in your foot.
Q: What goes away between two woods and comes back between two waters.
A: A man drawing water in two pails.
Q: No boy on girl has it every man and woman has it and Micky Millen has it in two places
A: The letter M
- Q Why is the King's head on the English stamp.
A Because if it was any other part of the him the people would not lick it.
Q What has three feet and no legs.
A A yard of cloth
Q As I went out one morning I heard some old man balling. He had a flesh moustache and horn mouth and such and old man never was born.
A A cock.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Morahan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloondeash, Co. Mayo
