School: Naomh Féichín, Mainistir
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan De Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0069
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- 1. What has one foot, one head, and four legs. Ans: A bed.
2. The more you take out the bigger it would be getting. Ans: A hole in the ground.
3. Long legs, short thighs, a little head and no eyes. Ans: a tongs
4. What couldn't forty men pull up. Ans: A well
5. Little white nancy with the red nose. The longer she stands the shorter she grows. Ans: A candle.
6. It is in the marrow, it isn't in the bone it is in the rock and it isn't in the stone. Ans: The letter R
7. In and out and never goes out the door. Ans: The crane
8. Nine tea-cups hanging on a dresser one fell down and how many were left. Ans: 8
9. What goes up when the rain comes down. Ans: An umbrella.
10. Up the hill and down the hill and yet remains still. Ans: A road.
11. Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire. Ans: a cake in an oven.
12. There is a field and in that field thee is a house and in that house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Mullin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygowan, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Mullin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygowan, Co. Galway
