School: Tunnyfoyle
- Location:
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 253
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- Spell the biggest rogue in the world with three letters.
Ans = Fox.
No 2. What part of a cow goes into the byre first.
Ans = Her breath.
No 3. What is the nearest lane to you.
Ans = The lane of your lip.
No 4. Why do you go to bed.
Ans = Because the bed wont come to you.
No 5. How many wells make a lake.
Ans. = One if it was big enough.
No 6. As I went out a gap, I met a small man, a stick in his hand and a stone in his belly. And a red jacket, riddle me that and I'll give you a penny packet.
Ans. = A haw.
No 7. I had a little dog his name was brusna, I sent him out to gather brusna. he neither brought me in ash, elm or any other tree that ever grew but still he brought me in brusna.
Ans.= He came in himself.
- Collector
- Miss Anna Margaret Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
