School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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- Annie Kelly.
Emyvale.
There is a prophet in the land and few his age can tell. He was at perfect strength when the world fell. He was with Noah in his Ark and Adam in Paradise and he helped St Peter to renew his soul. His wives they are numerous, but he is accused with none. He wears a robe around his neck, it is never out of fashion, it is like the Roman Robe. It is worn through every nation. Answer A Rooster.
A friend of mine and a friend of yours has eyes and can't see.
Answer. A potato.
What has one eye and can't see?
Answer. A needle.
What stands on one stock with his heart in his head? Answer. A cabbage.
What has a head and four feet and can't walk?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Daniel Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Eileen Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryhallagh, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Elizabeth Kavanagh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Faulkland, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Francis Connolly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Francis Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryhallagh, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Hugh Treacy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- John Joe Treanor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryhee, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Margaret Colton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardnasallem, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Peter Hughes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Teresa Farmer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Teresa Fields
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- William Simpson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaloughan, Co. Monaghan