School: Naomh Gertrude (Clochar Loreto)
- Location:
- Scartlea, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán M. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 299f
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- 1. Jink, jink, jink, and it never take's a drink. Answer. A bull's chain.
2. It goes under and over the water. Answer. A woman crossing a bridge with a bucket of water on her head.
3.There is a child in the hall and if you go near her she will cry. Answer. a bell.
4. Look at your hand and there you will see what never was or never will be. Answer. That your small finger will never be as big as the others.
5. Why is the black hen cleverer than a white hen. Answer. A black hen can lay a white egg but a white hen can't lay a black egg.
6. As black, as black, as black as ink and when you pluck there is a white hole in it. Answer. A blackberry.
- Informant
- Mr Tim Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Faghcullia, Co. Kerry
