School: Tunnyfoyle
- Location:
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 235
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- No. 1 Down in yonder green meadow,
I saw a great light,
All saddles, all bridles,
All fit for a fight,
B was the bridle and,
Bees was the bow,
There are three times,
I've told you,
And yet you don't know.
Answer. All.
No. 2. What has an eye and cant see.
Answer. A needle.
No. 3 What side is the handle on a jug
Answer. On the outside.
No. 4. 3. What is as red as blood and is not blood.
2 As green as grass and is not grass
No 1 As white as milk and is not milk
4 As black as ink and is not ink.
Answer. A blackberry.
No. 5 I have a little girl and she wears a green dress and white bonnet.
Answer. A rush.
No. 6. What goes from house to house and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna M. Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullywaltry, Co. Cavan
