School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 18_010
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- (continued from previous page)As green as grass and grass it isnt, as red as blood and blood it isnt, as black as ink and ink it isint =?
A blackberry.
What runs and has no legs? =
A tap
What can fly and has no wings?=
Dust
As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the Kings horses could'nt pull it up ?=
A well.
Sixteen legs and cant walk?=
Eight pairs of trousers
Patches upon patches without any stitches ?=
A head of Cabbage
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- Collector
- Bridget Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr John Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon
