School: Árd-achadh (B.) (roll number 14075)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Anraoi Musgrave
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- As I went up a slippery gap,
I met my uncle Davy
I took him up and put him into my pocket,
For fear the ducks would eat him.
Ans = A potatoWhat is it always walks with its head down.
Ans = A nail in your boot.It comes twice in the Summer but it never comes in a thousand years.
Ans = MTis in and out,
Tis slippery and greazy,
Tis like a trout.
Ans = A tongueIt goes round and round and never stops, until it comes to the door.
Ans = A brush.(continues on next page)