School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)
- Location:
- Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 115
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- (continued from previous page)across the water, what height would it be
A The height of nonsense.
Q. As I went up the slippery slap, I met my Uncle Davie. I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy
A A bottle of stout
Q As I went up the slippery slap, I met a dunty bull, he kicked and I flung, if you had have been there to see the fun?
A. A thorn in my foot.
Q. The beginning of Eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every place?
A. The letter "E"
Q. A houseful of people and yet not a single one in it?
A. They are all married people.
Q. Twenty four white cows tied to a hay stack, round came the big red bull and gave them all a lick?
A. A set of teeth and a tongue.
Q. What goes into the water red and comes out black
A. A burning coal.
- Collector
- Siubhan Ní Catháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
