School: Anabla

Location:
Anablaha, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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    a sign of unsettled weather.
    XVI A clear sky with the stars sparkling at night is a sure sign of frost.

    Tómhasanna:
    When was beef the highest? When the cow jumped over the moon.
    Why does a hen pick the pot? Because she cannot lick it.
    Two black men and a white man went motoring one day. The two black men ate the white man
    What was the number of the car - 281
    What has an eye that never cries? A needle.
    What has a tongue that never speaks? A Shoe.
    A car of passengers went over a bridge and there was not a single person in it? They were all married.
    When is a queen like a piece of wood? When she is a ruler.
    Four little bottles on top of the hill they are turned down and cannot spill? Four paps of a cow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Con Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toornanaunagh, Co. Kerry