School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 252
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- (continued from previous page)Seek success and you will find it.
Its better to be merry than sad.
Work is better than talk.
- Guesses.
1. Twelve little children as black as the tan, a wee lazy mother and a hard-working man.
The face of the clock
2. What fish does a wife like best?
Herring = Her - ring.
3. What tree is nearest the sea?
The beech = beach.
4. Why is a woman darning stockings a funny sight?
Because her hands are where her feet should be
5. What is the biggest bridge in the world?
The rainbow.
6. What is always behind(continues on next page) - Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Donegal
