School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)
- Location:
- Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 266
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- Riddles
` Thirty two white sheep on top of a wall, a red cow comes and licks them all? = Your tongue against your teeth
`What is the best way to make a coat and waist-coat last? = To make the trousers first.
` Round and round the house and drags a harrow after it? = A hen with a cluch of chickens.
`Whats neither within or without and still its of use to the house? = A window
` What goes up when the rain comes down? = An umbrella
`Chip, chip, cherry all the men in Derry(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eileen Mc Atarsney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromard, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Miss Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Dromard, Co. Sligo
