School: Lios Ciúin (roll number 7829)
- Location:
- Liscune Lower, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheál S. Mac Tighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0148
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Headed like a thimble. Tailed like a rat. You could guess for ever but you could not guess that.
A pipe.
Says a child to his (son) father how does it come that you are my father and I am not your son.
His daughter.
Flies high and lies low it has wears shoes and had no feet.
A football.
I have a little red cow she eats all I give her but drinks none at all.
The fire.
Why are lumps of sugar like race horses.
Because the more you lick them the faster they go.
What gets wet when it is drying?
A towel.
Who is the fastest man in the world?
A drummer.
Because time beats (on) one and he beats time.
Why does a women be looking at the moon.
Because she sees a man in it.(continues on next page)
