School: Rahan (B.)
- Location:
- Rahan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: L. Ó Reannacháin
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A penny.(2) What is a thing that has the most eyes and cannot see?
A potato.(3) Over the fire under the fire and never touches the fire?.
A cake in a baker.(4) Long legs short tail little head and no eyes
A tongo.(5) As I was walking down the road I found something that I was not thinking of.?
A thorn in my foot.(6) As round as an apple as [f] plump as a ball it can climb over churches and steeples and never can fall?
The sun.(7) Black and white went up the hill black came back and white stayed still?
A black hen went up the hill and she(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullybeg, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Patrick Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullybeg, Co. Offaly