School: Maoilinn (C.), Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Meelin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0350, Page 256
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- 1) Fatherless, motherless, child without sin came into this world and went out of it again.
Answer :- Snow.
2) Tis not red behind or red before but instead of that tis red all over:
Answer :- A Newspaper.
3) As I went through a field of wheat, I met a thing that you could eat. Twas neither fish, flesh, feather nor bones and in three weeks time it walked home.
Answer :- An egg.
4) There was a gentleman who rode by Brave Waser was his name, his briddle and saddle were mounted with gold and twice I have told you his name.
Answer :- Was.
5) Though black I am I'm much admired, men and horses I have tired Gold and silver I have made and in the ashes I am laid.
Answer :- Turf.
6) My first is in toffe and also in tart. My second in parcel and also in part(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs J. Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork
