School: Mountbellew (roll number 12352)
- Location:
- An Creagán, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: William Hans
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- 1. Ink ank under the bank, ten drawing four.
Milking a cow. 2. Flies high lies low wears shoes and has none.
Football.3. As I went out a muddy gap I met a man with a red cap, stick in his hand, stone in the middle, riddle me that and I will give you a fiddle.
Haw.4. Flour of Ireland fruit of Spain met together in a shower of rain put in a bag tied with a string riddle me that and I will give you a ring.
Currant cake. 5. Patches upon patches without no stitches.
Head of cabbage. 6. As I went up Tallagh hill tallagh was shaking I saw 24 bull dogs leaving down the nation.
Harrow.7. As round as an apple as deep as a cup and it would take all the men in Ireland to draw it up.
Well.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Crehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Both Mhuiniún, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Hugh Crehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Both Mhuiniún, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Michael Downey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Both Mhuiniún, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Patrick Gormally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Baile na hAitinne, Co. na Gaillimhe