School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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- (continued from previous page)Ans. A cock.
3. As white as an angel, as light bas a feather, but heavy and wet when you squeeze it together. Ans Snow.
4. What stick does not grow in the wood. Ans. a candle stick.
5. Little thing, little thing, smaller than a mouse has more windows than the kings house. Ans A thimble.
6. Why is a horse like the letter o.
Ans. Because gee makes it go.
7. Up hills down hollows wethout ever moving. Ans. a road.
8. A creel of turf at twopence a sod what would that come to.
Ans. Ashes
9. Cork and Kerry Londonderry spell me that wethout a k.
Ans, t-h-a-t
10. What goes around the wood and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thérése Holohan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- John Holohan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe