School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)
- Location:
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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- I Q. What is it that's too short and cut off a bit of it and it will be long enough?
A. (A grave)2 Q I went up a little road. I came down a little road and I carried a little road on my shoulder
A. (A ladder)3 Q. In Adam's Park there dwell's a deer
With glittering horns and
shining ears
'Tis neither fish, flesh, feather or bone
In Adam's Park it dwells alone
A. (A snail)(continues on next page)- Collector
- Martin Comans
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick