School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 024
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- (continued from previous page)A ship.13. What is the laziest thing in the world.
A river because it is always in bed.14. There is an article of this house. It is not inside of the house or outside, but is in some part of the house?
A window.15. A little white and round house, and it is full of meat, has no doors, nor windows to let me in to eat.
An egg.16. All a body, no head, two ears, enough said.
A pot.17. As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, the whole of a woman, the half of a man.
A penny.18. There is a thing on the street. When you pull his hand his nose will bleed.
A water-pump.19. What is the strongest thing in the world
A snail because she carries her house.20. What goes up the chimney, down, and could not come down the chimney, up.
An umbrella.21. Why is the King like a piece of timber.
Because he is a ruler.22. What part of a cow goes out in a gap first.
Her breath.23. What is the first thing you do when you get into the bed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Galavan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilconnelly, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Galavan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Kilconnelly, Co. Kilkenny
