School: Cullies

Location:
Cullies, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
James Clarke
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  1. If you'd get up on an ass what would you get "down" off? A goose.
    Which of the twelve Apostles wore the biggest hat? The one that had the biggest head.
    Why does a miller wear a white hat? To cover his head.
    As I went to the fair of Athy I met nine men, and their nine wives, and each man had nine sacks, and each sack had nine cats, sacks, cats, men and their wives how many was going to the fir of Athy. One
    What goes round and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night? The brush.
    What walks with its head down? A nail in a man's boot.
    What is full of holes and yet holds water? A sponge
    Long legs short thighs little head and no eyes. A pair of tongs.
    What has an eye and yet can't see? A needle.
    As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the road like hailstones. A magpie.
    If a man fell off a ladder what would he fall against? His will
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Monica Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumamuck Glebe, Co. an Chabháin