School: Castletowngeoghegan (C.) (roll number 2093)
- Location:
- Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Chonaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 373
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- (continued from previous page)it at night.
Ans The fire.
A duck before two ducks, a duck behind two ducks a duck in the middle between two ducks. How many ducks is that.
Ans. Three
Round the house and round the house and drags a harrow after her.
Ans. A hen and a clutch of chickens.
What is it that will go up the chimney down and will not come down the chimney up.
Ans. An umbrella
Why does a cow look over the hill.
Ans. Because she can't look under it.
Why does a hen pick a pot?
Ans. Because she can't look under it.
As I went out the dirty gap I met my mother Rory. She had silver toes and copper heels and I declare to God she would frighten the crows.
Ans. A gun
Hink hank under a bank ten drawing four.
Ans. A man milking a cow.
What tables do we always eat.
Ans. Vegetables
What is full and holds more.
Ans. A pot of potatoes and it will hold water.
What goes up when the rain comes down.(continues on next page)
