School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 040
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- (continued from previous page)Q. If a tree fell into the river got out of the river and stood over the river?
A. A moon
Q. Why does a cow look over a ditch?
A. Because she cant look under it?
Q. What carries its house on its back?
A. A snail.
Q. Twenty sick sheep went out in a gap one died many came back>
A Ninteen came back.
Q. A leper of ditches a skipper of thorns a little brown cow with two leather horns
A. A hare.
Q. Four little sisters thin and tall one was not do with out them all?
A. A pair of stocking needles.
Q. As I went up the road and down the road I carried the road on my back.
A. A ladder.
Q. What is it walks with its head down
A. A nail in a boot.
Q. A field of white cows and one little red one in the middle?
A. Your mouth.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pauline B. Graham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Patrick Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
