School: Cluainín, Granard

Location:
Clooneen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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  1. 1. When is beef the dearest - answer - when the cow jumps over the moon.
    2. I went to a house one day. What did I see a woman cutting bread with?
    answer - my eyes.
    3. What has eyes that can't see? Answer a potato.
    4. What is it you would not like to have and if you had it you would not give it away for the world? Answer -
    5. The things that money can't buy. -
    a sheet for the bed of a river,
    a lock for the trunk of an elephant,
    a button for the coat of paint,
    Girders for the bridge of the nose,
    a buckle for the belt of trees,
    stirrups for a saddle of mutton,
    music for the band of a hat,
    an umbrella for the storm of abuse,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cullen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Dundavan, Co. Cavan