School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)
- Location:
- Caolaid, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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- 1. Tis neither fish, nor flesh, marrow, nor bone. Still it has four fingers and a thumb.
Ans. A glove.
2. Ding, Dong, under a pan, Ten pulling four.
Ans. A woman milking a cow.
3. Tis as white as milk but milk it isn't.
Tis as green as grass but grass it isn't.
Tis as red as blood but blood it isn't.
Tis as black as ink but ink it isn't.
Ans. A blackberry.
- Collector
- Patrick Marron
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Francis Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 22
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Maigh Mheáin Theas, Co. Chiarraí
- 1. Two Ns, two Os, an L and a D. Put them together and spell them for me.
Ans. London.
2. I sold four rails of turf at 4s 1/2 a rail, what(continues on next page)
