School: Lisnagirl (1)
- Location:
- Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Harriett Kinkade
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 160
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- (continued from previous page)8. Brown and I are much admired
Many horses have we tired
Live a horse and worry a man
Tell me this riddle if you can
Ans. A saddle
9. I sat on my hunches and I lookes through my winkers, and I saw the dead burying the living
Ans. A person raking the fire
10. There is a little house, and it would not hold a mouse, and it has as many windows as the Lord Mayor's house
Ans. A thimble
11. Twelve riders rode by, twelve pears hung high. Each took a pear and left eleven hanging there.
Ans. Each was the name of the rider
12. What is the hottest thing on the coldest day
Ans. Mustard
13. What letter does a lady like best
Ans. Y because without it she would be a lad
14. Which side of a cat's tail is the furriest
Ans. The outside(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Lundie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Greaghadossan, Co. Cavan
