School: Achadh Luachra
- Location:
- Aghaloory, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 015
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- What is it goes to the pond and says glink, glink and never drinks?
Answer. A horse's shoe.
What is it sleeps at night with his finger in his eye?
Answer. A crook.
What is it has one head one foot and four legs?
Answer. A bed.
What is it brought to the table always out but never eaten?
A deck of cards.
What is it goes with the train no use to the train and still the train cannot go without it?
Answer. The noise.
What is it goes round the world and leaves a loaf in every window?
Answer. The snow.
What is it that goes up the ladder with his head down?
Answer. A stud.
As I went up to Dublin I saw an allful wonder four pots boiling and no fire under?
Answer. Four spring wells.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Leddy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardleny, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Annie Leddy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Ardleny, Co. Cavan
