School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)
- Location:
- Droim an Teampaill, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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- (continued from previous page)The house is full of it and still I can not get a spoonful? Smoke.
What has the most heads at the fair? The nails of your shoes.
Around about the house, and it lies in the corner? A twig.
It comes in a lump on your back and goes out as fine as silk? Turf.
Constantinople is a very long word, spell "it". It.
London, Derry, Cork and Kerry, spell me "that" without a K? That.
What is higher than the King? His crown. - As I went out the garden gate I met my uncle Teddy, I cut off his head and left his body easy? A head of cabbage.
As black as ink, ink it isn't, As white as milk,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Janie Mc Neill
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- Cluain idir Dhá Áth, Co. na Gaillimhe