School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 01_014
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- 1) It goes around the wood nad round the wood but, never eats the wood.
Ans. a pig from a tun.
2) 2 white cows tied up in a stall here come the red cow and licks them all.
Ans. your teeth and tongue
3) It cats all around it, but dies when it drinks.
Ans. the fire
4) As white as milk and milk it isi'nt, as black as coal and coal it isi'nt, what is it.
Ans. a blackberry
5) 6 creel of turf come to 2..8..0 what will 12 creel come to.
Ans. ashes(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Keely
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Broderick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Sliabh an Óir, Co. an Chláir
