School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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1. Eliza, Elizabeth, Betty and Bess, went over the waters to seek a bird's nest. They found the bird's nest with four eggs in it. They took one each and left three.2. Too short, cut a bit off and 'twill be long enough.3. How would you make a tall man short?4. Ink ank under the bank. Ten drawing four.5. Why does a hen 'peg' a pot.6. In a hill there is a kiln, and in the kiln there is a cup, and in the cup there is a sup, and everyone must taste it.7. The king gave the queen a bottomless vessel. To put flesh and blood into it.8. As round as a ring. As deep as a cup, and all the king's men couldn't take it up.9. Four sticks standing. Four legs a lander. Two lockets. Two crockets and a wheel about.Con Mulvihill.(Told by my father - Pat Mulvihill.
Glenalappa,
Newtownsandes,
Co. Kerry.22.9.38- Collector
- Con Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Pat Mulvihill
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry