School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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- (1) How would you make a slow horse fast? By giving him no food.(2) What has a head, four legs, and a foot and cannot walk? A bed.(3) Black I am and much admired,
Men and horses I have tired
Gold and silver is my cost,
But the dung-hill is my post at last.
Turf(4) Old mother Witchet she has but one eye,
She has a long tail which she lets fly,
Every time she goes out in the(continues on next page)