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School: Ráth Mhór (B.) (roll number 16987)

Location:
Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0451, Page 063

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    Q. What turns without moving
    A. Milk
    Q. The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it never saw it.
    A. A Coffin
    Q. Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes
    A. A Tongs
    Q. What is like a half-moon
    A. The other half
    Q. What is it that is full of holes and yet holds water
    A. A Sponge
    Q. 'Tis black 'tis white, 'tis re(a)d all over
    A. A Newspaper
    Q. 'Tis under fire, 'tis over fire and never touches fire
    A. A cake baking
    Q. What is it that is all patches and not a stitch in it
    A. A head of cabbage
    Q. As white as milk, as black as silk and it hops in the road like hail stone
    A. A magpie
    Q. As round as a marble as deep as a cup and the King and Queen could not take it up.
    A. A well
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    English