School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0039
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- As round as an apple, as deep as a pail, it never balls out until its caught by the tail? A Church-bell.
What is that a woman looks for but never wishes to find? A hole in her stocking.
What goes for here to Dublin without moving? The road.
The longer it lives the shorter it grows?
A candle.
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot? A carpet.
A houseful, a bowlful, and you could not get a spoonful? Smoke.
What is in the middle of light? The letter "G".
Six and seven, twice eleven, two and three? Five.
A head like a thimble, a tail like a rat. You may guess forever but you'll never guess that? A pipe.
How many sticks go to build a crows's nest? None, because they are all carried to it.
Spell Brandy in three letters? B. R. and Y.
Why is a pulled out tooth like a thing(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Fahy
- Gender
- Female
