School: Tobar Pheadair (roll number 4789)
- Location:
- Peterswell, Co. Galway
- Teacher: P.S. Ó Muireadhaigh
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- Q. Chip chop cherry all the men in Londonderry would not climb up chip chop cherry.
A. The smoke.
Q. High diddle diddle the farmer's fiddle alive in both ends and dead in the middle.
A. A plough
Q. Long and thin like a greyhound's nose the longer it lives the shorter it grows.
A. A candle.
Q. Long legs short thighs a small head and no eyes.
A.The thongs
Q. It's in all day and out all night
A. The latch of the door.
Q. What is it that goes around the house and stands at the dresser.
A. The twig.
Q. Tin can under a ban four given and ten drawn.
A. A woman milking a cow.
Q. When does water go up a hill?
A. When a horse is drinking it.
Q. Why is a shoemakers shop like hell?
A. Because there are a lot of bad soles in it.
Q. Why is a policeman worse than the devil.
A. Because the policeman would take you body and soul and the devil would only take your soul.
Q. What is it that's full all day and empty all night.
A. Your shoes.
Q. Red head curly bob struck his head again the hob.
A. A match.
Q. Tis deep tis moist and green by the banks and fit for a queen to live in.
A. A grave.
- Informant
- Mrs Connors
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gardenblake, Co. Galway
