School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, and all the people in the world would not draw it up? A well.Black and white and read all over? A newspaper.As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, Half of a woman and the whole of a man? A Penny.A big mouth and cannot talk. Two ears and cannot hear. Three legs and cannot walk? A pot.Ink and on the bank, ten drawing four? A man milking a cow.Under the fire and over the fire, and never gets into the fire? A cake in an oven.What has a head and no face? A match.
What has a face and no head? A clock.
What has an eye and cannot see? A needle.
What is that which is dry going in and wet coming out? Tea.
What four letters frighten a thief? O.I.C.U. - [-](continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Heffernan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath