School: Loughduff (B.)
- Location:
- Loughduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 003
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- (continued from previous page)take out of it, the bigger it gets.
Ans. A Hole.
12. A round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in Derry would not lift it up.
Ans. A Well.
13. As I went out on yonder gap, I met a boy with a little cap, he told me he was more afraid of a cock and a hen than King Gorge and all his men
Ans. A Worm.
14. Spell the red rogue of the world in three letters.
Ans. FOX.
15. Spell broken down ditches in three letters letters.
Ans. G.A.P.
16. What is black and white and read all over?
Ans. A Newspaper.(continues on next page)
