School: Curratavy
- Location:
- Corratawy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Gallchobhair
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Tink, tank on the bank ten drawing four!—A person milking a cow outside
What has four feet, a head and a foot?— a bed
What is neither flesh, fluid or bones and in three weeks will walk alone?— An egg
It comes in, in a creel and goes out as fine as silk!— Turf
What stands outside of the wood and eats in it?— a cow when eating off a tub
This is black and whilst and red (read) all over?— A newspaper
What has holes in it and holds up water?— a crook
Why do you go to bed?— because the bed won’t come to you
Useful useless instrument, from it is bought is never lent. He who owns it doesn’t know it and he who knows it doesn’t own it!— a coffin
Twenty six(twenty sick) sheep went out the gap, row died, how many remained?— two
Róise Ní Sámhrain
Received from : James Mc Govern- Collector
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- Gender
- Female
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- James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male