School: Whiterock (roll number 13820)
- Location:
- Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: J. Faulkner
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What three trees in the forest represent L. od
A. The Golden Gorse, silver birch, and copper beech.
Q. Riddle me, riddle me now my father gave me seed to sow. The seed was black, the ground was white. Riddle me that before night.
A. A letter to write.
Q. What eats out of the wood and never goes into it?
A. An animal eating out of a wooden tub.
Q. What is the difference between the king and the moon?
A. The king is a sovereign and the moon is a far-thing.
Q. What is the longest word in the dictionary?
A. Smiles, because there is a mile between the two 's.'
Q. When are children most like corn?
A. When they are thrashed and their ears pulled.
Q. How is a creamery manager like a swallow?
A. One skims the water and the other waters the skim(continues on next page)
