School: Graughlough
- Location:
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Wade
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- (continued from previous page)Ans. A train.
6. What has an eye and cannot see.
Ans. A needle or a potato.
7. I have a wee cow, she lies by the wall, give her hay, give her straw, five her anything at all, but give her water and she will die.
Ans. A fire.
8. What turns without moving.
Ans. Milk turns sour.
9. Why is a swallow like a milkmaid.
Ans. Because the milk maid skims the milk and the swallow skims the water.
10. Why does a cow look over a ditch.
Ans. Because she could not look under it.
11. Why does a hen pick a pot.
Ans. Because she could not lick it.
12. What walks and its head down.
Ans. A snail in your boot.
13. There was a man of Adam's race, he had a certain dwelling place, it was neither on earth, heaven, or Hill, and where did he dwell.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Cocharne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr T. Cocharne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
