School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)What goes up the ladder with its head down?
A nail in a man’s shoe.When is a window like a star?
When it is a skylight.What sits on the gabble and wags its nable?
A willywagtail.A herring and a half cost a penny and a half what is the price of a dozen?
A shilling.What is as green as grass as red as blood and as black as ink?
A blackberry.Stiff standing in a bed first white and then red; the fairest lady in the land could take it in her hand.
A carrot.One half living one half dead and a tail wagging?
A dog with his head in a pot.Middy moddy round body three feet and an iron hat.
A pot.Patch upon patch, without any stitches,
Riddle me that and I’ll give you a pair of breeches.
A cabbage.(continues on next page)
