School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)not put Humpty Dumpty together again
Ans = An Egg.(3) Its deep its damp,
Its green over the bank.
Its fit for Lord or Lady.
Ans = A grave.(4) When is a penny like a hermit?
Ans : When it is aloan (alone).(5) What always walks with its head down.?
Ans = A nail in your boot.(6) The poor man has it,
The rich man wants it,
The miser spends it,
The spender saves it.
Ans : Nothing.(7) It runs around the house and looks in on the key-hole
Ans : The Wind.(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Coultry
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo