School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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- (continued from previous page)Why does a man cross the road?
Answer To get to the other sideWhat bares and never blossoms?
Answer The CrookTwo feet on the ground and three overhead the head of the living and the mouth of the dead.
Answer A pat on your headAs black as ink as white as milk hopping on the road like hailstones.
Answer A Magpie.I have a big red cow tied up to the walk and she would eat all the hay from this to Donegal
Answer A fireIts deep and damp and green over the bank and
its fit for the land and the lady
Answer The graveAs I was going to Dublin I saw a great wonder
one pot boiling and no fire under
Answer A bubbling springForty sheep went through the Glan Gap forty more
followed that 6,7,10,11,3,2. how many is that p.
Answer FiveSix and seven twice twice eleven four fifteens and five
Answer One HundredA man went into a drink shop and said if you give me as much money, as I have in my pocket I will buy a pint so he did. He(continues on next page)- Collector
- Gerty Pearson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumboory, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Drumboory, Co. Cavan