School: Valleymount
- Location:
- Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 148
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- (continued from previous page)6. How deep it is, how damp it is, its fit for any lord?
A grave.
7. Too short cut a bit off and make it long enough?
A grave.
8. Before it was done it was Dunne, and while it was doing it was Dunne, and when it was done it wasn't done at all?
A girl getting married, and name was Dunne.
9. What goes up the chimney down?
An umberella.
10. Black and white, and read all over?
A newspaper.
11. A I went up Hummy Jummy Jammy, I met Sir Inkim Pinkim taking away, I swore if I had my Sir Ancam Stancam Staney I'd shoot Sir Inkim Pinkim for taking away Company?
A fox taking away a goose.
12. A duck before two ducks, a duck behind two ducks, a duck in the middle between two ducks, how many ducks is that?
Three ducks.
13. A beautiful maid in a garden was laid, she was as fair as the flower in the morn, 'twas the first time in life, she became a wife, and she died before she was born?
Eve
14. Three-fourths of a cross, a circle complete, two semi-circles, perpendicular meet. A triangle with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Perry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Tulfarris, Co. Wicklow
