School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)
- Location:
- Drangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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Two brothers we are
Great burthen we carry
To whom we are bitterly pres't
The truth is to say
We are full all the day
And empty when we go to rest.
Boots
What is it that walks with its head down? A nail in a boot
What is it that goes round the wood and never gets in to it? The bark.
What turns without moving? New milk
Why does a cow look over the ditch? Because she couldn't look under it.
Black and white and read all over? A news paper.
How many thorns in an acre of furze? One and all the rest.
What kind of a fish cannot swim? A dead fish
What is it you cut a bit of to make it long? A grave
The longer it lives the(continues on next page)