School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 011
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- (continued from previous page)four legs, takes away one leg. Up jumps two legs, picks up three legs, throws it at four legs and gets one leg back again.
Ans:A person, a leg of mutton, a three legged stool and a dog.
I have a little sister, I called her peep-peep. She waded the waters so deep-deep.She climbed up a hill so high high and dear little sister has a very bright eye.
Ans: A star.
Spell a red running rogue in three letters.
Ans: Fox.
Round the house, and around the house, and stands at the backdoor.
Ans: A brush.
Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a "k"
Ans: That.
A little round house, and it is full of meat, but it has no doors or windows to let me in to eat.
Ans: An egg.
- Collector
- Annie Reddy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aska More, Co. Wexford
