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School: Enniscrone (G.) (roll number 13941)

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Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 024

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    R.1 A head like a thimble, a tail like a cat,
    If you were living for ever, you would not guess that!
    A.1 A Pipe
    R. 2 As I went up the road,
    I met my Aunt Nora,
    Steel nose, iron toes,
    and God knows
    She would frighten the crows.
    A.2 A Gun.
    R.3 How many cows' tails would reach the moon
    A. 3 one - if it were long enough.
    R.4 What is full, and yet you could put a bucket of water in it
    A.4 A pot of potatoes
    5-R What human being goes on four feet in the morning,
    Two in the middle of the day,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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