School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 006
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- In come two legs, sat on three legs, took a leg up in his lap. In come four legs snapped at one leg. Up go two legs fired three legs after four legs trying to get one leg back.
(Ans) A man came in sat on a three-leged stool, took a one legged hen up in his lap. In came a dog snapped at the hen's leg. The two-legged man fired the three legged stool at the dog trying to get the hen's leg back.
- Collector
- Martin Forde Burrenmore
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Michael
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
