School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- (continued from previous page)6) What is it that has a bed but never lies in it.
Ans. a river
7) It grew in the field with leaves on it, grazed in the field with leaves on it what is it.
A clog
8) 2/6 per yard, what would it take to make a suit of clothes.
Ans. thread
9) As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the king's horses would not be able to pull it up.
Ans. a well
10) 2 long legs two crooked thighs a head with no eyes
ans. a tongs
11) Black and white, and read all over.
Ans. a newspaper(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Keely
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Broderick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Sliabh an Óir, Co. an Chláir
