School: Asdee (B.) (roll number 10501)
- Location:
- Eas Daoi, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Eamonn Ó Muircheartaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 163
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- (continued from previous page)A. That.
Q. I went to the wood, I got it, I sat down to look for it, I could not find it, and I brought it home with me?
A. I got a thorn in my foot.
Q. If a poker and tongs cost a half-crown, what would a rail of turf come to?
A. Ashes.
Q. What is the shortest bridge in the world?
A. The bridge of your nose.
Q. Ding dang under a bang ten drawing four?
A. A woman milking a cow.
Q. I had a little house, and a mouse could not fit in it, and all the men in Kerry could not count all the windows in it?
A. A thimble.
Q. It is white and black and read all over?
A. A newspaper.
Q. Why does a hen peg a pot?
A. Because she cannot lick it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Denihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cill Cholmáin, Co. Chiarraí
