School: Uragh (B.)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: S. Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 236
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- (continued from previous page)11 I have a little house and it would not hold a mouse and it has as many windows as Lord Cole's house.
Ans. A thimble.12 As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the men in Derry would not pick it up.
Ans. A spring well.13. On yonder hill there are a lot of sods, and none can count them but the hand of God?
Ans. A person's head of hair.14. Little red Nancy stuck to the wall the more you give her she eats it all.
Ans. A fire15 What's full and holds more?
Ans. A pot of potatoes.16 Londonderry, Cork, Kerry, spell me that without a ''k''
Ans THAT.17 I went up yonder lane I met my daughter Mary Jane, she had iron nose, timber toes and upon my word she would scare the crows.
Ans. A gun18 Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty got a great fall, and all the kings horses and all the King's men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Ans. An egg.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cornalon, Co. an Chabháin
