School: Tóin an tSeanbhaile
- Location:
- Tóin an tSeanbhaile, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0086, Page 279
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There are a lot of puzzles;es in Achill, and here are a few of them.
Q. Its as round s an apple, as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry could not lift it up.
A. The sea.
Q. Two dogs jumped across the drain with their mouths full of bones.
A. A persons shoe when they are jumping a drain.
Q. So many white cows tied in a stall, the red cow came and licked them all.
A. Your teeth and your tongue.
Q. A stick standing in a bed, once white and then red, all the ladies in the land(continues on next page)
