School: An Tuar Mór
- Location:
- Toormore, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 218
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- (continued from previous page)Q I have a little cow with her back to the wall and she'd eat all the fodder from here to Donegal
A A fire
Q Black and white and red all over
A A newspaper
Q Hairy in and hairy out and hairy into hairys mouth.
A A man putting on his socks
Q How is a small man like a good boob
A Because he is often looked over
Q Under the water over the water and never touches the water
Q As round as round as can be found it never weiged an aunce and its always a pound.
A A Sovereign
Q As black as ink as white as milk and it hops on the road like hail stones.
A A magpie
Q What is it that never was or never will be look at your hand and you will plainly see.
A Your little finger will never be as long as the rest.
Q Two legs sitting on three legs with one leg in his lap up come four legs and snatches one leg three legs pegs three legs at four.(continues on next page)
