School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)
- Location:
- Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Ó Damhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)mow.
Ans. A wild goose.
Thirty sheep wen out - a gap thirty more followed that a shepherd and his dog how many feet is that.
Ans. two feet.
Ink and under the bank ten drawn four.
Ans. milking a cow.
London Derry Cork and Kerry spell mw that without a key.
Ans. that.
Deep down in the earth the place of my birth the black as the night is my home I make bright when I burst into flames.
Ans. coal.
Eats inside the wood eats out side the wood and is not in the wood.
Ans. A cow eating out of tub.
Whats full of holes and the holes and holds water.
Ans. A sponge
As round as an apple deeper than a cup and all the men in Ireland wouldn't pull(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Summers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
