School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Ceallaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0358
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- Q. When does a black hen become white
A. When she is plucked
Q. What is in the middle of water
A. The letter "T"
Q. Londonderry, Cork and kerry spell that without a "r"
A. "That"
Q. asscart and tacklings spell all in three letters
A. all
Q. Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes
A. A tonges
Q. What is the shyest thing in the world
A. a block because it has its hand to hide its face
Q. Patches over patches without any stitches if you tell me that puzzle I'll buy you a breeches
A. A head of cabbage
Q. What wears shoes and has none
A. a fooball
Q. 4 bottles on top of a hill without any corks and wont spill
A. a cows udder
Q. If you could not take a cork of a bottle what would you do
A. Shove it down in it
Q. What walks with its head downwards
A. a nail in your shoe
Q. How many sides has a mug
A. Two sides inside and outside
Q. What goes in dry and comes out wet(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lomaunaghbaun, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Murphy
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lomaunaghbaun, Co. Galway
