School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. Conception
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- (continued from previous page)193Answer. A star.
What goes round the house, and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night?
Answer. A sweeping brush.
What goes round the world, and round the world, and leaves a rag on every bush?
Answer. Snow.
What goes up in the air, wears boots, and never puts them on?
Answer. A football.
What's no use to a car, and the car cannot go without?
Answer. Noise.
Collected by
Mary Kearney, age 13.
Tromra, Granard, Co. Longford.
Obtained from
Mrs Mary Kiernan, Age 80.
Tromra, Granard, Co. Longford.- Collector
- Mary Kearney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tromra, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Tromra, Co. Longford