School: An Píce (The Pike, Shinrone)
- Location:
- Baile an Gharraí, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dúibheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 074
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- There is a mass Path in the town land of Sopwell. It is where the people used to go to mass long ago. It commences at Mr Drurys gate then into Mr Egans fields across Mr Clearys moor into Mr green field and on to the road. The path is there still and the people go that path to mass
- What is it that is laid on the table cut and divided but never eaten?
A deck of cards.
What is the reason a dog's tail is compared to the heart of a tree?
It is the farthest away from the bark.
What is like half the moon?
The other half.
As white as milk as black as ink and it hops on the road like hail stones?
A magpie
There is a thing as red as a rose the longer it lives the shorter it grows?
A candle(continues on next page)
