School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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- How is a toffy like a race horse?
Ans A toffy is like a race horse because the more you lick it the quicker it goes.
Spell the little red rogue of the world in three letters.
Ans Fox.
I have a small horse with an iron neck as fast as he gallops he swallows a rope.
Ans A sewing machine.
Up chip-cherry, down chip- cherry, all the men in Derry, would not climb chip-cherry
Ans The smoke
I have an old cow with her back to the wall, She would eat all the hay from (the) this place to Donegal.
Ans The fire
What is black and white and read all over?
A newspaper.These men are farmers and they lived in Ireland- Collector
- Mattie O Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John O Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lugmeeltan, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Peter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Leckaun, Co. Leitrim