School: Cill Tulaigh (roll number 15166)
- Location:
- Kiltullagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seasnáin
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- Q. Two boys were born in March and their birthdays were in September. One of the boys and his father died and the other boy married his mother. ?
A. The two boys were born in a town called March and their birthdays were in the month of September. One of the boys and his father died and the other became a priest and married his mother. !
Q. Tell me please if you are able, what word produces chair and table?
A. Charitable
Q. What is the red rogue of the world in three letters?
A. Fox
Q. What is the centre of gravity?
A. V.
Q. Headed like a timble tailed like a rat you can guess for ever but you cannot guess that.
A. A pipe
Q. Black and white and (red) read all over
A. The newspaper.
Q. I bought a creel of turf at a half-crown a creel. What would eight cost. come to - Ashes.
- Collector
- Rita Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockatogher, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Knockatogher, Co. Galway
