School: Trentagh (roll number 16331)
- Location:
- Treantagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. Nic Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 009
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- Guesses.1 The king of Morocco sent to his chief for a bottomless barrel to hold blood and raw beef.
A ring for his finger.2 He wears a muff about his neck and on his head a crown. For all the monarchs of the world he would not leave it down.
A rooster.3 As I went over the heathery hill I met my uncle Davie, I cut his throat and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
A bottle of whiskey.4 As green as grass but grass it is'nt.
As red as blood but blood it is'nt.
As black as ink but ink it is'nt
A Blackberry.5 What will go up the chimney down, but will not go down the chimney up?
An umberella.6 What goes out between two woods and comes home between two waters?
A man carrying water.7 What goes round the wood and round the wood but never goes into the wood?
The iron round a cart wheel.8 What goes round the tree and round the tree but never goes into the tree?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treanbeg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr David Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Treanbeg, Co. Donegal
