School: Portlongfield
- Location:
- Portlongfield, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Chuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 029
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- (continued from previous page)Answer "A black hen went up the hill and laid a white egg."What is that which runs and can't walk?
Answer "A tap."What is that which has one foot one head and four legs?
Answer "A bed."Twenty sick sheep went through yonder gap one of them died how many came back.?
Answer "Nineteen."If a brother saw his sister falling into a well why could he not save her?
Answer "Because he could not be a brother and assist her too."Which are the easiest ships to conquer?
Answer "Hardships."What has its tongue out at everyone that goes into the house "The crook"I went to see my granny for the loan of the hiddle dum diddle dum daddy to beat up the curdle cunnadles?
Answer "The churn dash."Says the child to its father how does it come, That you are my father and I'm not your son?
Answer "It was his daughter."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Luby
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumhart, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Luby
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Drumhart, Co. Cavan
