School: Killyon (roll number 7120)
- Location:
- Cill Liatháin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)would eat the sheaf of oats.
Ans. He brought the goose over first and then the sheaf of oats but he brought back goose. He brought over the fox then and lastly the goose. XV
Twenty sick (six) sheep in a pen, one died, how many was then.
Ans. NinteenXVI
In yonder field there is a grey mare and a colt and I defy the King and all his to turn the grey mare's tail about.
Ans. The sun and moonXVII
I went into the wood and got it. I sat down to look for it but could not find it.
Ans. A thorn in my foot.
- Collector
- Kevin Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown or Cloneen, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Thomas Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clondalee Beg, Co. na Mí
