School: Gallach (roll number 16464)
- Location:
- Gallagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 012
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- (continued from previous page)6. What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood.
Answer The bark of a tree
7. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you can guess forever but you'll never guess that.
Answer A pipe
8. You found it in the wood.You sat down to look for it and you brought it home because you couldn't find it.
Answer A thorn in your foot.
9. What goes round the wood all day and sleeps in the corner at night.
Answer A twig
10. Twenty four white horses tied to a stall. Up comes a red one and licks them all.
Answer Your teeth and tongue(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J.J. O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleblakeney, Co. Galway
