School: Finiskill (roll number 13075)
- Location:
- Finiskil, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 342
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- (continued from previous page)What is the hardest key to turn.
A donkey.As I went out through yonder gap I met my uncle Davy. I took off his head and drunk his blood and left him lying easy. Ans. A man eating a blackberry.Hairy all over and tough in the skin. two things hanging and one going in.
Ans: A sow eating out of a trough.Round the and round the wood and never goes into the wood. The bark on a tree.Twenty three crows on a tree. I fired a gun and shot three. How many were left? Answer None.Under the water and over the water and never touches the water. Answer: An egg in a duck.What side of a jug is the handle on? Ans The outside.Why does a hen pick a pot? Ans Because she can't lick it.As I went up Born Hill, Born Hill was shaking
As I came down Born Hill there was twenty four devils raking.
Answer: a man sewing oats.(continues on next page)
