School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh (roll number 11281)
- Location:
- Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 495
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- (continued from previous page)Baile an Logán
Tugtar an t-ainm sin air mar tá a lán poll agus chorrach ann.
- Q. Under the fire and over the fire yet it never touches the fire.
A. A cake being backed in a bastible[?].
Q. The man that made it never wore it and the that wore it never saw it.
A. His coffin.
Q. Why is a gun compared with a tree.
A. Because it was planted to shoot.
Q. Why is a dead horse compared with a narrow road.
A. Because he has no breadth.
Q. In come two legs, carrying on leg.
Which he lays down upon three legs
Out go two legs, up jump four legs
Run off with one leg, back come two legs.
Snatch away three legs,
Throws it after four legs.
To get back one leg.
A. 2 legs = man
1 leg = a leg of mutton[?] places[?] on[?]
3 legs = a stool
2 legs = mon[?] leaves
4 legs = day eulies[?] runs off with
1 leg = leg of mutton[?]
2 legs = man retrieves threes[?]
3 legs = stool after god and retrieves
1 leg = mutton[?](continues on next page)
