School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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- 1331. Patch upon patch without any stitches if you riddle me that, I will buy you a pair of britches.
A Cabbage2. Your staff standard, four down hangers, two lookers, two onlookers, a switcher and a licker.
A Bow3. As deep as a cup and all the men in Ireland could not pull it up.
A Well.4. Long man legless came to the door footless and said to the old woman would you keep in your clucking hen, for I am more afraid of her than an army of men.
A Worm5. How could you compare a full moon to a hundred-weight.
Because they both have four quarters.6. What is it that will go up the chimney down and will not go down the chimney up?
An umbrella.7. Everything has it and the wee tot has it.
A name.8. I went along the road and a road on any(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Dobson
- Gender
- Male