School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)
- Location:
- Lisbealad, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Héigcearrtaigh
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- What goes up when the rain comes down :- A Umbrella
Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire :- A cake in a bastible. > Around the house and around the house and stops at the backdoor :- A brush. What is it that you feel and you can't see :- The heat of the fire. Why dose a cow look over the ditch :- Because she could not look under it. What is it that has two hands and never washes its face :- A clock. What is it that grows longer the more you take from it :- A hole. What is it that walks with its head downwards :- A nail in a shoe.
How many cows tails would reach the sky :- One if it were long enough. Behind the house there is a well and in the well there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup which every one taste :- Death. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Timothy Powell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilronane West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Timothy Powell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilronane West, Co. Cork