School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)
- Location:
- Fethard, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 352
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- (continued from previous page)When he is turned into a stable yard.
What are the trees most like the strand?
The beach and the bay.
What is the difference between a new penny and an old sixpence
Fivepence.
- Material obtained from Mr J. Byrne, Killerk, Fetherd. Miss S. Mackey, Killerk, Fetherd. A rose and a colour together put down, will spell a village near farmed Cashel town? Rosegreen.
What feels is it no owed to tread upon? Carpets
When is a queen like a piece of wood? When she is a ruler.
What kind of a face should an auctioneer have? A forbidding one.
What is it that a lady looks for, but never wishes to find? A hole in her stocking.
What smellls most in a perfumer's shop? Your nose.
What do you see people drink soup with? Your eyes.
What is Sliabh na mban always wishing for?(continues on next page) - Informant
- Miss S. Mackey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killerk North, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr J. Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killerk North, Co. Tipperary
