School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)
- Location:
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 517
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- (continued from previous page)than presence of mind. A. - Absence of body.R. - Hicky Hicky pin the gate neither stick stone nor hammer Hicky Hicky pin the gate. A. - Frost.
R. - Why are tall people lazy. A. - Because they we longer in bed.
R. - I have a barrel four stone weight what will I put in it to make it two stone weight. A. - A hole.
- RiddlesVIOld Mother Twitchett had but one eye.
And a long tail which she used to let fly.
And every time she went over a gap.
She left a bit of tail in a trap.
Ans. "A Needle".I'm in everyone's way.
But no one I stop.
My four horns every day.
In every way play.
And my head is nailed on at the top.
Ans. "Turnstile".
As round as an apple,
As deep as a cup all the King's horses can't(continues on next page) - Collector
- Christina Shanley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bryanbeg Lower, Co. Westmeath
