School: Gort Inse Guaire
- Location:
- Gort, Co. Galway
- Teacher: P. Ó hÉanacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0148
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long legs and crooked thighs small head and no eye : A tongs
what has ears and cannot hear ? a pot.
what has teeth and cannot eat ? a comb
what has four legs and one foot ? a bed
he that made it never wore it, he that wore it never saw it ; A coffin
the more you take out of it the bigger it gets; A hole in the ground.
the longer it lights the smaller it gets; A candle
what has an eye and cannot see ? a needle.
Graveyards
Long ago Jim Nee of Seehan went down below the grave yards shooting. he was not long shooting when a big cat tacked him. He had two hounds with him. Then he threw his hat on the ground and the dogs jumped on him .
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