School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 068
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- Black and white and red all over? A newspaper.
Why does a cow look over a ditch? Because she couldn't look under it.
What should you do before you come down stairs? Go up first.
It lies by the wall.
It drinks none at all.
And it eats all it gets? A fire.Ink, ank, under the bank
Ten drawing four? A woman milking a cow.
'Tis not my sister, 'tis not my brother
And still tis a child of my father and mother? Myself.
What always walks with its head down? A nail in your boot.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keeloges, Co. Limerick
