School: Rath Sionnaigh
- Location:
- Rashenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 191
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- (continued from previous page)up the mountains high high, high, my poor little sister has only one eye. - Ans - a star.
58. What can wear shoes, and has none, Ans - a football.
59. What do you fill twice before you empty, a pot of potatoes.
60. It is neither out or in, up or down, or in the sky or in the ground - Ans - a window.
61. As I walking along the road one day, I met a we thing rolled in hay, it neither blood flesh or bone, but in three weeks it was able to walk alone - a bird in an egg.
62. What does it take to make a pair of shoes - Ans. - two shoes.
68. Black; and white went up the hill, black came down, and white stayed up - ans - a clack, duck, and an egg yo lay.
64. On green gravel I did travell on black oak I did stand - 8 rode the mare that never foled, and held the bridle in my hand, Ans - a ship(continues on next page)
