School: Star of the Sea, Glengivney (roll number 12334)
- Location:
- Glennagiveny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Brian Mac Giolla Easbuic
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- (continued from previous page)And climbed up the hill so high, high high.
And dear little sister has a very bright eye?
Ans. A star.
Q. Hoddy, doddy with a round black body and a big flat hat?
Ans. A pot
Q. I have a little house it would not hold a mouse and there are more windows in it than in the kings house?
Ans. A thimble
Q. What walks on it's head all day and sleeps in its own dirt at night?
Ans. A nail in your shoe.
Q. Londonderry Cork and Kerry spell that without a K?
Ans. T-H-A-T.
Q. Long legs short thighs are head and no eye's?
Ans. Tongs.
Q. It's long and narrow and not very wide with a bunch of green ribbens to every [?]
Ans. A road.
Q. Forty sheep went in a gap, forty more followed that 6,7,10,11, 2 and 3 how many is that.
Ans. Five.
Q. As I went up a slippery slap I met my Uncle David I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left his body there.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maura Mc Gonagle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meenletterbale, Co. Donegal