School: Killashandra (C.) Convent
- Location:
- Killashandra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. M. Cornillius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 177
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran tell me how r's in that and you will be a clever man?
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Headed like a thimble, tailed like a cat you could guess for ever and never guess that?
Answer A pipe.
A little wood a little wire a little house without a fire?
Answer A bird's cage.
I wash my hands in water that never did rain or run and I dried them in a (never) towel that never was wrung or spun?
Answer I wash them in the dew and I dried them in the sun.(continues on next page)
