School: Móta Ghráinne Óige
- Location:
- Woodlawn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Innse
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- (continued from previous page)A bed.
35 As round as a biscuit and as busy as a bee?
A watch.
36 Ink ank under the bank ten drawing four?
A woman milking a cow.
37 What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
38 Father, Mother, sister and brother running after one an other all day and cannot catch one another?
Four wheels of a motor.
39 What man wears the highest hat?
The man with the highest head.
40 What burns to keep a secret?
Sealing wax.
41 Round the wood and round the wood and never gets into the wood?
The bark of a tree.
42 A man goes away above the ground and returns under it?
A man with sods on his head.
43 One half dead another half living a tail wagging?
A dog with his head in a pot.
44 Around the house and around the house and whistles in the key hole?
The wind.(continues on next page)