School: Grange (roll number 3759)
- Location:
- An Ghráinseach, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)man, the two black men ate the one white man. What was the number of the car?
Ans: 281.Who is that highly honoured man although he has married many a wife, he is a bachelor all his life?
Ans: A priest.How many wells would make a river?
Ans: One if it was big enough.As I went up the guttery gap I met y uncle Davy. I cut off his head and sucked his blood, and left him lying easy?
Ans: A bottle of whiskey.When is a horse turned into something?
Ans: When it is turned into a stable.Deep and damp and fit for a king?
Ans: A grave.I had a wee horse with an iron throat, and as far as he gallops he swallows the rope?
Ans: A spinning wheel.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Laurence Currid
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 40
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Bhearna Dhearg, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Michael Gillen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 45
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Rinroe, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Michael Mc Gowan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 75
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An tSrithideach, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mrs Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Gillen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cluainte Prochlaise, Co. Shligigh
