School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Cnoc na gCoileach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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-A man ploughing.How many feet have forty sheep the shepherd and his dog?.
-Two feet. - As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, on one side a woman, and on the other side a man.
-A penny.I ran till I got it. I sat down to look for it. So I got up and away with it.
-A thorn. - There was a thing that was four weeks old when Adam was no more. Before that thing was five weeks old, Adam was four score. Answer- The moon.How many tops of briars does a well built mag's nest require. Answer- None.What is neither within nor without and its always very useful to the house.
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- Collector
- Owen Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Katie Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Dromainn Bhán, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Thomas Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Dromainn Bhán, Co. an Chabháin