School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)
- Location:
- Drangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teachers: Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 147
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shorter it grows? A candel.
Catch upon patch without any stiches - riddle me that and I buy you a breeches. A head of cabbage.
I had a little house
And a mouse could not fit in it
And all the men on earth
Could not count the windows in it.
A thimble
Cork and Kerry Londonderry
Spell me that without a K.
T-H-A-T
What is it that is cured with it dies? A pig
What are the three things you can't find in this world
A shoe for the foot of the mountain
A sheet to cover the bed of the ocean
And a towel to wipe the earth
What's always behind time
The works of a clock.
Whats the difference between a lazy boy and a bottle of medicine?(continues on next page)
