School: Graughlough
- Location:
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Wade
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- (continued from previous page)Ans. Jonah inside the Whale.
14. What lived upon earth and walked among men. he talked and walked and never sinned.
Ans. Baalam's ass.
15. Patch upon patch without any stitches.
Ans. A head of cabbage.
16. As round as an apple as plump as a ball as high as the market-house steeple and all.
Ans. The moon.
17. As round as an apple as flat as a pan, on one side a woman and on the other side a man.
Ans. A penny.
18. What is neither within nor without and cannot be done without.
Ans. A window.
19. In yonder meadow there is a press and in the press there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup which every one must taste.
Ans. Death
20. What makes more noise than one pig at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Cocharne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr T. Cocharne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
