School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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- What goes from your house to the school? The roadWhy is a police man and a aeroplane alike? Because the two take you upWhy is the letter F like Paris? Because it is the capital of FranceWhy does a hen pick at pot? Because she can’t lick itOld Mother T[?]wixy had but one eye
And a long tail which she let fly
And every time she went through the gap
She left a piece of her tail behind the trap
A needle and threadWhat rises and falls
Travels about
And wears shoes out
But never wears any shoes?
A footballA cow tided up to the wall
She ate all the hay from this to Donegal?
A fire(continues on next page)
