School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)
- Location:
- Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 353
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- (continued from previous page)auntie joaney, she had timber toes and an iron nose, and upon my word she would frighten the crows.
A. A Gun.
Q. Ten men's length, ten men's strength and after a little boy could take it up and run away with it.
A. A rope.
Q. I have a little cow and she never runs dry and I milk her by twisting her horns.
A. A pump.
Q. As I was going over Parliament Bridge I met a Parliament scholar, he drew off his hat, and drew of his gloves tell me the name of the scholar.
A. Andrew.
Q. I have a little house and a mouse could not live in it and all the men in town could not count how many windows in it.
A. A thimble.
Q. Which would you rather pick a bone bare or a bare bone.
A. A bone bare.
Q. I have a little horse, he eats ash, elm, and oak and when I give him a drink he chokes.
A. The fire.
- Informant
- Mrs W. Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatimore, Co. Cork
