School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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- (continued from previous page)20. What colour is the wind and the storm?
The wind blue and the storm rose.
21. Working all day and lies behind the door at night?
The brush
22. What does a lady look for and she doesn't want to find it
A hole in a stocking.
23. What is brought to the table cut but never eaten?
Cards.
24. Up hills and down hollows without moving?
The road.
25. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets?
A hole.
26. Why is a shoemakers shop compared to hell.
There are a lot of bad soles in it.
27. Spell me the red rogue of the world in three letters?
Fox
28. As round as an apple as flat one side a woman and the the other side a man.
A penny.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Hynes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Nevin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowcrin, Co. Galway