School: Dangan (C.) (roll number 7499)
- Location:
- Dangan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Fhógartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)Q As I was going to London, I saw a great wonder four and twenty bulldogs tearing the world asunder.
A A harrow.
Q Why should a hen never have untidy feathers?
A Because she carries a comb with her.
Q Why are proud people like a book of music?
A Because they are both of airs.
Q Why is a horse a most remarkable eater?
A Because it eats most when it hasn't a bit in its mouth.
A How many bricks go to the building of a house?
A None, they all have to be carried.
Q What is it that always walks with its head down?
A A nail in my boot.
- Collector
- Elizabeth Grehan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Readstown, Co. Meath
