School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)
- Location:
- Blennerville, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 527
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- (continued from previous page)Q. 'Tis as roiund as a marble, as flat as a pan, half a woman, and all a man?
A. A penny.
Q. Why does a hen pick a dish?
A. Because she cannot lick it.
Q. 'Tis red, 'tis yellow, 'tis sparrable green. The king cannot reach it nor either the Queen?
A. The rainbow.
Q. 'Tis as white as milk, and milk it is not. 'Tis as green as grass, and grass it is not. 'Tis as red as blood, and blood it is not. It is as black as soot, and soot it is not?
A. A blackberry.
Q. 'Tis black, 'tis white, 'tis red all over?
A. A newspaper
- Informant
- John Tangney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Curragraigue, Co. Kerry
