School: Moate (1)
- Location:
- An Móta, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: T. Ó Gríbhthín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)half living the other half dead and a tail wagging. A dog with his head in a pot. Head like a thimble tail like a rat you could guess for ever but you would not guess that? A pipe. Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches. A cabbage. What is full and can hold more. A pot full of potatoes. What goes around the wood and around the wood and never gets in to the wood? The bark of a tree. Under the fire and over the fire and never gets into the wood fire? a cake in a baker. Ink and under the bank ten drawing four? A man milking a cow. What is the difference between a train driver and a school-teacher? One minds the trains and the other trains the mind. What is the difference between a police amdn and an aeroplane? They both take up people.
- When the sky is very dark and cloudy it is a sign of bad weather. When the sun is high in the sky(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Móta, Co. na hIarmhí
