School: Loughduff (B.)
- Location:
- Loughduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 001
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- 1. How many feet have forty sheep, their shepherd and his dog.
Ans. Two Feet.
2. Patches and patches upon patches, patches without stitches, riddle me that and I will give you my breeches.
Ans. A head of cabbage
3. I have money in my pocket, to spend it, I am willing, if I had as much and half as much, I would have an even shilling. What money have I in my pocket?
Ans. 4 4/5 pence
4. A house full and a room full, and you could not lift a spoon full.
Ans. The Smoke.
5. What grows in the wood and sounds in the town, and earns(continues on next page)
