School: Caisleán Grás, Cloichín an Mhargaidh (roll number 11288)
- Location:
- Caisleán an Ghrásaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó hAilgheanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 603
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- What is the sickest thing in the house?
- a window, because it is full of piss(?)?
Why does a how(?) pick up a hot?
-because she can not lick it up
Patches upon patches without any stiches(?) made(?) me that and I'll buy you a brickle(?)
-a head of cabbage
What is the last thing you take off at night where you are going to bed
-your feet off the floor
What turns without moving?
-milk and meat
It is black and white and red(read)all over
-a newspaper
What is full of holes and you holds water?
-a sponge(continues on next page)
- Collector
- David Tobin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Baile Uí Lomasnaigh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Thomas Tobin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
