School: Ballyhaise
- Location:
- Béal Átha hÉis, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Thos. Plunkett
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 285
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- Q As I went through yon guttery gap, I met a fellow with a red cap he said he was more afraid of a cock and a hen then King William and all his men.
A. "A worm."
Q. What turns without moving
A. "A road".
Q What is the biggest insect.
A. "The fly because he stands over six feet".
Q Why is a roof like the sun.
A, "Because both have beams".
Q. King of Morocco sat on a stool, he took out a long thing and called it a fool it was neither a fool, nor a foolish thing but many a time it was dipped in the black hole.
A. "A pen".
Q, Unless, useless ornamented when it;s bought it's never lent them that buys it cannot use it, them that uses it can't refuse it, useless, useless ornamented.
A. "A coffin".
Q. When I was scarcely three months old they came to look for me right bold, with iron stong they did me turn with water and fire they did me burn, when I was stripped and in my skin there was a hole to put me in
A. "A potato."
Q. Alive in the front, dead in the middle, christened behind come tell me that riddle.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Baxter
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Droim Mullaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Joe Baxter
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Droim Mullaigh, Co. an Chabháin
