School: An Talamh Bán
- Location:
- Tallavbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)Forty sheep went out a gap,
Forty more followed that,
A man and his dog,
How many feet?
Two feetIt is brought to the table,
but never eaten.
A pack of cardsIt opens like a barn-door,
it closes like a trap.
An umbrellaRiddle me, riddle me, a farmer's fiddle,
Alive in the two ends and dead in the middle.
A plough with horses and a man.Why does a cow look over a fence?
Because she cannot look under it.(continues on next page)