School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)
- Location:
- Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 501
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- (continued from previous page)A. Never.
R. Why does a chimney smoke.
A. Because it cannot chew.
R. What coat never needs a button.
A. A coat of paint.
R. If a hare and a hen is worth four pence. How much is a horse and fish worth.
A. Four and sixpence.
R. Two EE two FF a c and a o but that together and spell it for me.
A. Coffee.
- R What two animals do you carry always
A The calves of your legs.
R How would you compare Cloone to Rone
A Because there is a pope in both of them
R A man sent me to the fair with £100 and told me to buy a 100 head of cattle and to give £5 for cows and £1 for bullocks and 1/- for calves(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Gray
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ross More, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Dan Gray
- Gender
- Male
