School: Faltia
- Location:
- Faltia, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Thomas Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 187
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- (continued from previous page)10. A shepherd and his sheep went out the gap how many feet was that.
Two.
11. What walks with its head down.
A nail in your boot.
12. What has a leg and cannot walk.
Umbrella.
13. As I looked out my grandfather's window I saw twenty four little devils rooting up the ground.
A harrow.
14. Why does a hen pick a pot,
because she cannot lick it.
15. What is the highest thing in a wood.
The low of a cow.
16. Why do you follow your nose,
because you could not leave it behind.
17. Swalling, swalling and never is full.
A chimney.
18. One time a donkey went to the sea guess what did he do.
Give it up.
19. Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four.
A person milking a cow.
20. High timber low timber timber top high. She wears a blue jacket and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Gaffey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moore North, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Gaffey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Moore North, Co. Roscommon
