School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Kilcoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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- 1. I have a little sister who lives near the ditch
and if you will go near her she'll give you the itch
Ans: A nettle2. What's full and hold's more
Ans: A pot of potatoes3. Black and white and red read all over.
Ans: A newspaper4. Little thing, little thing,
less than a mouse.
Having more windows
than a kings house.
Ans: A thimble5. Headed like a thimble
tailed like a rat.
You may guess for ever
but you wont guess that.
Ans: A pipe6. As round as a ring
as busy as a bee.
The grandest thing
you ever could see
Ans: A watch(continues on next page)