School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 108
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- (continued from previous page)What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
A man with sods on his head.Long leg crooked thighs wee head and no eyes?
A pair of tongs.A bottomless tub which holds flesh and blood?
A ring.I went into the wood with Brosna
I come out of the wood with Brosna
I had neither long stick nor short stick
And still I had Brosna with me
A dog whose name was BrosnaWhat turns without moving?
Sweet milk getting sour.What is that which always walks with its head down?
A nail in your boot. It’s black its white it’s read all over.
A newspaper.As I went over Westminister bridge,
I saw a big wonder
Two pots boiling and no frier under,
Two spring wells.(continues on next page)
