School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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- (continued from previous page)name of that scholar. Answer = Andrew.
9. As I was going to the fair of long dice I met a man with seven wives the seven wives had seven cats the seven cats had seven kits how many is that that was going to the fair of long dice. Answe = One.
10. He went to the wood and caught it he sat down and sought it because he could not find it and home with him he brought it. Answer = A Thorn.
11. Its in the sea and its in the sand and its not in Ireland Answer = S.
12. Its geen and its damp and its grassy at the bank and its fit for a lord or lady. Answer = A grave.
- 1. What can fly with four wings? Answer = Two birds
2. Why is a dog with a broken leg much like a boy doing sums? Answer = Because he puts down three and carries one.
3. At what time are soldiers tired? Answer = At the end of the march.
4. A bridge on the river without a stick or a stone. Answer = Ice.
5. As round as an apple as plump as a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Lizzie Loftus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownaglogh, Co. Mayo
