School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh
- Location:
- Carraholly, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 415
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- (continued from previous page)Answer = The Moon.
Black and white went up the hill. White stayed above and white came down.
Answer = A black hen went up the hill and layed a white egg.
Head, foot and four legs.
Answer = A Bed.
If a fellow met a fellow in a fellow's field could a fellow tell a fellow how a fellow field, how many f's in that.
Answer = No f in that.
Twenty sheep went in a gap, twenty more after that twice eleven two and three how many sheep is that.
Answer = 5 sheep.
As I was going to Dublin, I met a bit of fat twenty four carpenter's working at that some with straw hats, some with straw bonnets if you are a good scholar come riddle me that.
Answer = A bee-hive.
Why does a cow look over the(continues on next page)
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- Blathnaid Ní Giobúin
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Ena Ní Ceallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Tomás de Stonduin
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Tomás Seosamh Mac Giobúin
- Gender
- Male
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- Treasa Ingham
- Gender
- Female
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- Treasa Ní Giobúin
- Gender
- Female
