School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 360
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- (continued from previous page)Q: What goes away between two woods, and comes home between two waters?
A: A man fetching water in ponds.
Q: What is it that says Jink, Jink and still never sinks?
A: A bit in a horses mouth.
Q: Timber toes, iron nose upon my honour it would frighten the crows.
A: A gun.
Q: Up chip cherry, down chip cherry all the men in Londonderry would not climb chip cherry.
A: Smoke.
Q: As black as ink as white as snow and hops on the road like hailstones?
A; A magpie.
Q: Liam has it, Peter has not.Mrs Mulligan has it twice in the one spot?
A; The letter L
- Informant
- Domhnall Ó Banáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Errill, Co. Laois
