School: Eileastrom (2)
- Location:
- Ellistrin Big, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire Nic Uilcín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 203
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- Q. Chipp, Chip, cherry, all the men in Derry could'nt climb chip, chip, cherry.
A. The smoke. Q The side of a pig is a ham, a mill is the biggest machine, and a ton is the heaviest weight what is the gentleman's name. A. Hamilton.
Q. Thirty sheep went through a gap, thirty more went after that, the shepherd and his dog, how many feet were that.?
A. Two
Q. As I went up the slippery lane I met my uncle Davey, I cut his throat and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
A. A bottle of whisky.
Q. What goes round the house and round the house and peeps in every hole?
A. The Sun.
Q. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood?
A. The bark of a tree.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nat Rogers
- Gender
- Male
