School: Dún Átha, Carraig an Chabhaltaigh

Location:
Doonaha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Ed J. Headtromóin
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  1. How would you bring a goose, a fox and a sheave of oats across a river one by one! (The fox would eat the goose and the goose would eat the oats). ("Bring the goose at first and come then for the oats and bring back the goose again and bring over the fox. Then come again for the goose").
    I have a little man above in the field and if I pull his leg, his nose would bleed.(a pump)
    Over gravel I did travel.
    Firm board I did stand.
    I rode a mare that never foaled.
    And carried the bridle in my hand.
    (A Ship)
    There was a fiddler in Lisheen who had a brother fiddler in Moveen and the fiddler in Moveen had no brother fiddler in Lisheen. (He had a sister)
    What is it that is full and will take more? (A pot of potatoes will take water)
    Two little girls sat out together, they got fever
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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