School: An Bhlárna (C.)
- Location:
- An Bhlarna, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Winifred Scantlebury
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 116
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- What side of an apple is the left side
The side which not eaten.
What pets are most beaten.
Car-pets
What is thrown up white and comes down yellow.
An Egg
What is the difference between a bell and a cook.
One makes a din and the other makes a dinner.
What can be heard and not seen.
The wind.
Why are flowers lazy things.
Because they are always in their beds.
Why is the letter A like twelve o clock.
Because it comes in the middle of the day.
On what day of the year do children talk the most.
On the longest day.
What gets wet with drying.
A towel.
What has a cat that no other animal has.
Kittens.
What goes up when the rain comes down.
An umbrella.
The rich man wants it, the poor man has it, the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brenda Mc Auliffe
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mc Auliffe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Ghiobúin, Co. Chorcaí
