School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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Patches upon patches without any stitches.
A head of cabbage2
Twenty sick sheep went out in gap one died how many came back
Ninteen came back3
As I went up a hill I met my uncle Bill. I drank his blood and left his body easy
A bottle of Whiskey4
A thing too short cut a bit off it and will make long enough
A grave5
What carries its house on its back
A Snail6
A leaper of ditches a skipper of thorns a little brown cow with two leather horns
A hare7
What part of a cow goes over a ditch first
Her breath8
Why does a cow look over a ditch
Because she cant look under it9
Why does a hen pick a pot
Because she cant lick it10
Black and white and red all over
A newspaper11
If a tree fell into the river got out of the river and stood over the river.
A moon(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick L. Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Anthy Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois