School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
An Carn, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    How many hairs in a dogs tail.
    There are none because they are all outside.
    What goes round and round the wood and never enters the wood
    The bark of a tree
    The more you take out of it, the bigger it gets.
    A hole.
    The more you put in it the lighter it gets.
    If you were putting holes in a barrel.
    As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, can climb over the church, steeple and all.
    The sun.
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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
    Gearóid Breathnach
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crughwill, Co. an Chláir