School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)
- Location:
- Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 199
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- (continued from previous page)Turkey, Greece and China.
Lives in winter dies in summer and grows with its roots, upwards?
Icycle.
What does a lady look for but does not want to find?
A hole in her stoking.
What is most like a horses shoe?
Another shoe.
What dog is always three feet long?
A Yard dog.
What tree is most liked in summer
The beech.
I went to the wood and found it, I took it home and looked for it, I had it but I could not find it?
A thorn in my foot.
What is everyone doing at the same time?
Growing old.
What is the last thing you do going to bed?
Take your feet off the ground.
- Collector
- Máire Ní Laithbheartaigh
- Gender
- Female
