School: Béal Átha Gabhann (Silvermines), Nenagh (roll number 15696)
- Location:
- Silvermines, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Floinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0537, Page 254
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- (1) Two legs sitting on three legs with one leg in his lap in comes four legs takes out one leg out goes two legs brings three legs after four legs and makes him bring back one leg:
Ans. A man sitting on a stool with a leg of lamb in his lap a dog came in and took the leg of lamb, the man followed him and flung the stool after him, and made him bring back the leg of lamb.(2) If it takes a half an hour to bath a child what will it take to dry her?
Ans. A towel.(3) What is it turns without moving?
Ans. Milk turning sour.(4) Headed like a timble tailed like a rat you can guess for ever but you can't guess that?
Ans. A piper(5) What is it walks with its head down?
Ans. A nail in your boot(6) As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb over churches steeples and all?
Ans. The sun(7) A flock of white sheep on a red hill here they go there they go now they stand still?
Ans. Teeth on your gum(8) What goes around the wood and around the wood(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Stapleton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cooleen, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Matt Stapleton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 39
- Address
- Cooleen, Co. Tipperary
