School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- (continued from previous page)A woman went into a house & they were only a man living in the house, the woman saw a picture on the wall & asked the man who was it and the man said "Brother and sister have I none but that mans father is my fathers son who is he.
Himself.
What is it that is black and white and hops on the road like hail stones
A magpie.
Why is a herring like a grave yard
There is a lot of bones in it.
A woman was driving a flock of geese and she met her in neighbour who said "you have a great flock of geese I suppose you have two score and the other woman said I have not two score. I'd want as much more half as much more & five how much had she.
Fourteen.
- Collector
- Brigid Kealy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathgarvan or Clifden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Tyrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Brickana, Co. Kilkenny
