School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Hanna Mannix
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 238
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- (continued from previous page)17) A duck before two ducks, a duck behind two ducks, and a duck in the middle between two ducks?
3 ducks.
18) Londonderry. Cork and Kerry, spell me that without a K.? That
19) If a fellow met a fellow in (a) another fellow's field, If a fellow asked a fellow what a fellow means. How many F in that? that.
20) Tis black, tis white it is red all over? A news paper.
21.) As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the ground like hail-snow? A magpie.
22.) 20 sick sheep went out a gap 2 died how many came back? 18 sheep
23.) A flock of white sheep on a red hill there they go, here they go and there they stand still? Teeth in your gums.
24.) What is that a rich man wants a blind mans sees, and a deaf man hears? Nothing.
25.) What is that always walks with its head down? A nail in your boot.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Power
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Farranfore, Co. Kerry
