School: Gort Sceithe (roll number 13062)
- Location:
- Gortskehy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Cléirigh
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- (continued from previous page)6. As round as an apple
As plump as a ball
Can climb the church even
Steeple and all
(the sun)7.It's as round as an apple, and as flat as a pan
It's one side a woman and the other a man
(A penny)8. It's round and sound and it's a pound and it doesn't weigh an ounce
(sovereign)9. It's as round as an apple and as deep as a cup
And all the Kings horses couldn't pull it up
(A well)10. How many bills does a hen stick in the ground before she has enough eaten?
(One)11.A duck behind and a duck before a duck and duck in the middle between two ducks. How many ducks is that?
(three ducks)12. If a curt of coal cost 1/6, what would 5 curts come to?
(Ashes)13. why was Adam a good runner?
(Because he won the human race)14. Why is a black hen prouder than a white hen?
(Because a black hen can lay a white egg but a white hen cannot lay a black egg)(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tomás Ó Cléirigh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Annefield, Co. Mayo