School: Tulach an Iarainn (B.)

Location:
Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Laoghaire
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    35. What is in a meadow and can't be cut and what is in the river and can't drown?
    The rays of the sun.
    36. How far does a rabbit go into the wood?
    Half-way.
    37. What is the weight of the moon?
    Four quarters.
    38. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
    Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
    All the kings horses and all his men
    Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
    An egg.
    39. What goes up white and comes down red?
    A newspaper.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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