School: Grange (roll number 3759)
- Location:
- Grange, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 112
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- 1) In a room there is a corner, in the corner is a cup, in the cup there is a sup and everyone must taste it.
Ans. - Death2) A beautiful maiden in a garden was laid. She was as fair as the flowers. For ince in her life she became a wife, and she died before she was born.
Ans. - Eve3) Forty sheep went out a gap; forty more followed that; six seven ten eleven. Four and five; how many is that?
Ans. - Nine4) As sound as an apple, as flat as a pan, on one side a woman, on the other side a man.
Ans. - A penny5) When will 2 and 2 make more than 4?(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Laurence Currid
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 40
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Barnaderg, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Michael Gillen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 45
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rinroe, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Michael Mc Gowan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 75
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Streedagh, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Gillen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cloontyprocklis, Co. Sligo
