School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Conghaile
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17. Two lovely maidens dressed in white, got the fire and died last night. What is it?
Two candles.
18. What is it that goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters? A man fetching water in pails.
19. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood? The bark of a tree.
- 20. There's a little man out in the street lift up his arm and his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean Mahedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cam, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Frank Mahedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Cam, Co. Longford
