School: Nutgrove (roll number 10126)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Emily Ní Aonghusa
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 398
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- Q It is inside the door,
It is outside the door,
and still it never leaves the door.
A. The latch.
Q. What part of the cow goes over the ditch first?
A. Her breath.
Q. As I went out a slippery gap,
I met my Uncle Darry,
He had a timber head and iron toes,
And he is sure to frighten the crows
A. A gun.
Q. Long legs,
Crooked thighes,
Long nose,
And no eyes,
A. The tongs.
Q. What is the strongest day in the week?
A. Sunday, because all the rest are week days.
Q. There is a little house,
And a mouse wouldn't fit in it,
And all the men in Ireland,
Wouldn't count the windows in it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graigoor, Co. Limerick
