School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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- (1)
The King of Morocco sat on a stool,
He pulled out a long thing and called it a fool.
It was not a fool, or a foolish thing,
For many's the black hole it was often in.
Answer: a pen and bottle of ink.
(2)
There is a thing in Amsterdam,
Holland wants it still,
It's found in every mountain
But not in every hill.
It's found in every minute
But not in twenty years.
Answer: Letter 'm'
(3)
Head like a thimble,
Tail like a rat
You may guess for ever
But you wont guess that
Answer: A pipe.
(4)
Patches on patches without stitches(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male