School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)
- Location:
- Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Ó Damhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 145
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- (continued from previous page)I ran and I got it. I sat down and I found it. I had it and I couldn't take it.
Ans. A thorn.
Forty sheep went out a gap forty more followed that six seven ten and eleven three and two how much is that.
Ans. five.
Middie mode round body three feet and an iron hat.
Ans. A pot.
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and ill buy you a pan of britches.
Ans. Head of cabbage.
As I was passing by a field of wheat I picked up something nice to eat that was neither flesh fish or bone I put it in my pocket and brought it home and after that it walked its lone.
Ans. An egg.
- Collector
- Mary Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Summers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
