School: Páirc na Cille (roll number 13700)
- Location:
- An Bóthar Salach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tóláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 306
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- TomhaiseannaTá cuid mhaith tomhaiseanna ag na sean daoine mar atá. "Two n.n two o.o an l an[d a] d. spell me that without a t." = london
"Fear beag ina sheasamh le falla. íosfadh sé an méid féar as seo go Baile Átha Cliath ach ní ólfadh sé uisge = teine
"Céard a théigheann go Blá' Cliath gan corruighe = bóthar.
"Around the wood and around the wood and never gets into it = Bark of a tree.
"How can a son marry his father" = by becoming a priest
"Its as round as an apple as flas as a pan and cannot be lifted" = well
"Fear glas ins an ngarrdha agus céad cótaí ai[r =] Ceann cabáiste"
"Níl sé amuigh órt nó níl sé istigh or [!] is ni tr[om] leat é = D'ainm"
"How far can a dog go into a w[ood"](continues on next page)
