School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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Sun
Middy-noddy, round body, three feet and a wooden hat.
Pot
Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you can guess for ever but you couldn't guess that.
Pipe
What's full and holds more.
A pot of potatoes when you pour water in.
One half dead, the other half living and a tail wagging
A dog with its head in a pot
What goes round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood.
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