School: Baile Nóra, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Baile an Óraigh, Co. Chorcaí
- Teachers: Úna Ní Laoghaire Ss Ó Longaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 412
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What is it that never asks any questions but has to be continually answered?
The door-bell.61.
What vegetable in dangerous if found on board a ship?
A leek.62
What weight is the moon?
Four quarters.63.
I went up the boreen,
I went down the boreen,
I took the boreen on my back.
A ladder.64.
If a boy fell into water what's the first thing he gets?
He gets wet.65.
An old red cow,
Sitting by the ditch,
Eats all around her,
But never drinks a bit?
The fire.66.
Who sleeps the longest, a big man(continues on next page)
