School: Baile Mhic Ealgóid
- Location:
- Ballymacelligott, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán Ní Riada
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- (continued from previous page)I washed my face in water, that never rained nor run.
And dried it with a silvery towel that was never woven nor spun,
Ans:- The dew, and the sun.What are we all doing at the same time.
Ans:- growing olderOne leg sat upon three legs. In comes four legs, and runs away with one leg. Up jumps two legs, and fires three legs after four legs to bring back one leg.
Ans:- A leg of mutton was placed on a three-legged stool. A dog (four legs) came in and stole the leg of mutton. A two legged man threw the three-legged stool after the four-legged dog, to bring back the leg of muttonMy back is bare, my belly is thin,
I wear my guts outside my skin.
Ans:- A fiddle.I have a goose, she cost a good price.
The man that bought her ought to be wise.
She goes far for her living, And she seldom comes home
She has feet, and a body, and walks upon none.
Ans:- A ship(continues on next page)
