School: Cloontagh, Killashee (roll number 14650)
- Location:
- Cloontamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John J. Hanrahan
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- (continued from previous page)8. What is the difference between and acid drop and a horse
Answer - the faster you lick them the faster they go
9. As round as an apple as flat as a pan, one side a woman and the other a man
Answer - a penny
10. Four cats sitting in four corners and four cats sitting on four cats tails. How many cats is that
Answer - four cats
11. I have a little red cow at home. She eats all I give her and drinks none.
Answer - a fire
12. As I went up corn hill. Corn hill was shaking. I saw four and twenty little devils breaking their hearts reaping.
Answer - Mice at a stack of oats
13. As I was going out on yonder gap I met my uncle Davy. I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy.
Answer - A bee
14. My mother sent me for the gurageen the ganageen the long thing at the short thing and the thing she sits upon
Answer - a spinning wheel(continues on next page)
