School: Clashaganny (roll number 8051)
- Location:
- Clashaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Albert Flanagan
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 196
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- Q. What run's from Dublin to Cork and never moves out of it's own place.
A. A railway line.
Q. Look at your hand there you will see what never was, or never will be.
A. five finger's equal length.
Q. Constantinople is a very big word spell :it: in two letter's
A. 'it'
Q. Elizabeth, Betsy, and Bess, went over the waters to seek a duck's nest. A duck's nest they found. Three eggs were in it. Thy took one each and left two in it.
A. Because they are the one name
Q. Why is Elphin like a river
A. Because the are two banks one each side the National and the Northern.
Q A herring and a half cost threehalfpence what would 12 cost
A One shilling.
Q Spell Black . water in three letters
A ink.
Q Twenty 'sick' sheep went out a gap one died how many were left
A. 19 sheep.
Q How is it that a cow looks over the wall.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael John Gordon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Manor, Co. Roscommon
