School: Clonegonnell
- Location:
- Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: L. Ní Chaoindealbháin
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- (continued from previous page)as grass and grass it is not, a red as blood and blood it is not as black as ink and ink it is not.
A> A black-berry.
Q, Why can a hen not clean a pot?
A. Because she can't lick it.
Q. What goes round the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night?
A. A Brush. - People long ago when they were getting married went to the church in side-cars, and when coming back they would play music and go for a long drive. Twenty side cars often would be seen at a wedding, then they would celebrate that evening in dancing and singing under a white-thorn bush, until an early hour in the morning. They did that because they thought it brought them luck. Their lucky days were Monday and Wednesday.
- Collector
- Maud Hartley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumleny, Co. Cavan