School: Hollymount (roll number 13122)
- Location:
- Cleighran Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Philip Carrigan
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- How many sticks go to a crow's nest?
Ans. None. They are all brought
2. Two candles are made of ware [?] and tallow. they are equal in length
Both are lit, which will burn the longest. Ans. neither. Each will become short.
3. What goes round the wood and never touches it.
Ans. A knife in a man's pocket.
4. What is in the well and can't be wet
" " " " " fire " " " burned.
" " " " " shop and can't be sold.
Come tell me that and I'll give you gold.
Ans. The sun.
5. As I sat on my hunker I looked through my winkers, I saw the dead bury the living.
Ans. Raking the fire.
6. Hink, hank under a bank ten drawing four.
Ans. A man milking a cow.
7. What is cut but never eaten.
Ans. Cards.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Mc Grael
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornaguillagh, Co. Leitrim
