School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garbhros, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 346
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- (continued from previous page)What always walks with its head down:
A nail in a boot.Little Jenny with the red nose the longer she lives the shorter she grows:
A candle.Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes:
The tongs.What is that cures a cold, gives a cold, and pays the doctor's bill:
A draught.What time is it when you see a man scratching his head:
Five after one.What is it that goes in dry and comes out wet, and everyone likes it in bed:
Tea.How would you save your soul:
By walking on your heel.
