School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)
- Location:
- Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Question. Long legs, crooked thighs, short head and no eyes.
Answer. A Tongs.
Q. What is half the moon like.
A. The other half.
Q. How many wells would make a river.
A. One if twas long enough.
Q. Forty sheep went out a gap forty more went after that, six and seven twice eleven; three and two how much is that.
A. Five.
Q. As I was going over a bridge, I had a little pig, I should pay a penny custom I had no penny I got no penny and I paid the penny custom, how did I pay the penny custom.
A. I had a halfpenny and I had a halfpenny.
Q. Tis black, tis white, tis red all over.
A. Newspaper.
Q. Why does a cow look over a ditch.
A. Because she cant look under it.
Q. As I was going up a slippery gap I met my(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs W. Foley
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- Dromatimore, Co. Cork