School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)
- Location:
- An Tuar, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 099
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- (continued from previous page)Q Twelve little children all the one colour. Hard working father and a lazy old mother?
A The face of a clock
Q A little black cow lying by the wall she eats all she gets and she drinks none at all
A A fire
Q Twenty four white cows lying by the wall. Up comes a red bull and licks them all?
A Your teeth and your tongue
Q What flies without wings
A Dust
Q What runs without legs
A A river
Q Two "n"s two "o"s and l and as D put them together and spell it for me?
A London
- There was a great storm in the year 1903. It was on the 24 of February. There were no lives lost in this district but there was a great deal of damage done to the property of the people. Trees were rooted up and flung across the road. Hay was blown(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sheila Cummins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gort na Sceiche, Co. Thiobraid Árann
