School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- Whitechurch, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0644, Page 30
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“Once there lived in this locality a very foolish boy named Paddie.”
(continued from previous page)headlands and sat on the ditch to watch it cutting.
About dinner time the farmer came down to see all he had done. When he saw what Paddie had done they had a quarrel. They cut the headlands anyhow. The next day they went to cut the wheat. The farmer told Paddie to get the bottle of oil that was in the kitchen. When Paddie was bringing the oil he left the bottle fall. The farmer sent him for another one. He did not spill this one coming. When the farmer saw him he said, Wisha Paddie "how did you break the other one" "Just like this sir" said Paddie leaving the other one fall. The farmer had to leave him go.
- It opens like a barn door, it closes like a trap and if you can guess for ever you cannot guess that.
Ans. A scissorsThe man that made it never wore it the man that wore it never saw it.
Ans A coffinPatch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a "britches."
Ans. A cabbageWhat is the length of a piece of rope.(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Nugent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghroche, Co. Waterford
