School: Ardvarney (roll number 15116)
- Location:
- Ardvarney, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Amhaltúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 098
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- Humpty dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty dumpty got a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men could not get humpty dumpty together again?
(A broken egg)
Why does a hen pick a pot?
(because she can't lick it)
Why does a cow look over a ditch?
(because she can't look under it)
Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters?
(fox)
Why doesn't a clock strike thirteen?
(because it hasn't the face to do it)
As round as an apple as plump as a ball a whole in the middle and hair round it all?
(eye)
Londonderry Cork and Kerry spell me that without a R?
(that)
Patches upon Patches without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches?
(A head of cabbage)
The more you take out of it the larger(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Kilcoon, Co. Leitrim
