School: Eanach Dubh (B.) (roll number 13656)
- Location:
- Annaduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Morahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 141
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- Questions? Patch upon without and stitches, if you riddle me that, I will buy you a breeches?
Answer A Head of cabbage
Q. As round as an apple as plump as a pan, can climb the church hill over steeple and all?
A. The Sun
Q. Black and white and read all over?
A. The newspaper
Q. What is it that always walks with? it's head down
A. A nail in a man's boot
Q. What is it that is full and can hold more?
A. A pot of potatoes
Q. As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other a man?
A. A Penny
Q Flys high and lights low wears boots and has none?
A A football
Q Up chip cherry down chip cherry all the men in London Berry would not(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Peter Reynolds
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corduff, Co. Leitrim
