School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 228
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- 1 If you got up on an ass what would you get down off. Answer A Duck
2 There are five letters in a word and if you take away two you will have one left
Answer A Stone
3 What is bought by the yard and worm by the foot Answer A Carpet
4 When you are going to bed at night what is the last you take off
Answer Your feet off the floor.
5 What poet was never slow
Answer Swift
6 Elizebeth Lizzie Bessie and Bess went over the sea to rob a bird's nest there were four eggs in the nest and each took one how many were left
Answer Three
7 I have a brown turkey she is worth me great money the man that would buy her would want to be wise. She has legs in her belly, she walks upon none she's far from her lodgings although she goes home
Answer A Ship
8 The man that made it never wore and the man wore it never saw it. Answer A Coffin(continues on next page)
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- L. Mac Conmara
- Gender
- Male
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- M. Ó hEadromáin
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- P. Mac Eochadha
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- S. Marasal
- Gender
- Male
