School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh
- Location:
- Ceathrú Chalaidh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 416
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- (continued from previous page)wall.
Answer = Because she cannot look under it.
As I went up Sandy Hill Sandy hill was creaking, all the birds in Sandy hill was gathered at the meeting.
Answer = A Funeral
What is worse than a pig in an orchard.
Answer = Two pigs.
In came two legs, sat on three legs, took up one lef in his lap, in came four legs, snaped away one leg, up got two legs, fired three legs, to get one leg back.
Answer = A dog runnign away with a leg of mutten.
What is that you wash with water, and the sun can never dry.
Answer = Butter.
What has an eye but cannot see.
Answer = A Needle.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Blathnaid Ní Giobúin
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Ena Ní Ceallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Tomás de Stonduin
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Tomás Seosamh Mac Giobúin
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Treasa Ingham
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Treasa Ní Giobúin
- Gender
- Female
