School: Radharc na Sionainne (roll number 16477)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóirín Ní Uiginn
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- Long legs and crooked thighs
Small head and no eyes.
(Tongs)It goes up the chimney up and down the chimney down.
(smoke).Little thing, litle thing, smaller than a mouse
It has as many windows as in the King's house.
(A thimble)What is the highest thing in a wood
(A cow's loo)What is it that travels all Ireland
And never wets a foot.
(a bee).What's full but holds more.
(A pot full of potatoes when water is poured in).What is it thats like half the moon.
(The other half)As I went out in my grandfather's garden
I saw the rea, rue ragh eating the rea rue ranpie.
(A sow eating a mangold)(continues on next page)