School: An Clochán (roll number 1364)
- Location:
- An Clochán Beag, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seóirsín R. Middleton
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- 1. What is narrow at two ends and wide in the middle? Ans The globe of a lamp
2. What is all fingers no bones nor flesh? Ans a Glove
3. What sits in your pocket and never eats corn nor hay? Ans A Watch
4. The longer it lives the shorter it grows. Ans A candle
5. What goes up the chimney down and wont come down the chimney up? Ans An Umbrella
6. What goes through the water with its head down? Ans A nail in a horses shoe.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Charles Blackburn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Kiltyfergal, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Kee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Altnapaste, Co. Donegal