School: Drumbibe (roll number 10765)
- Location:
- Drumbibe, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Searplaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0223, Page 262
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- (continued from previous page)but ink it isn't; and what is it. Ans.: A blackberry.
What is the smallest bridge in the world. Ans.: The bridge of your nose.
As I went out in yonder gap, I met my uncle Davy. I cut off his head, and sucked his blood, and left him lying easy. Ans.: A blackberry.
What is the difference between a troublesome boy, and a bottle of medicine. Ans.: One is taken and then shaken, and the other is shaken before taken.
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup all the men in Kerry would not lift it up. Ans.: A spring well.
What kind of wig can no hairdresser make. Ans.: An earwig.
Long legs, short thighs, small head and no eyes. Ans.: The tongs.
What is licked and then left in the corner. Ans.: A stamp in the corner of an envelope.
What is full, and holds more. Ans.: A pot of potatoes.
What is the difference between a dress-maker and a farmer. Ans.: One sows what she gathers, and the other gathers what she sows.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Brady
- Gender
- Female
