School: Clodiagh, Inistioge
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 411
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- (continued from previous page)Q. England, Ireland, France and Spain gathered up in a shower of rain put in a bag, tied with a string riddle me that and I'll give you a gold ring.
A. A shower of hail-stones.Q. A leg, a hairy head, and an eye.
A. A broom.Q. Hairy inside, hairy outside and hairy, hairy all around.
A. A stocking.Q. Long legs crooked thighs little head no eyes?
A. A fire thongs.Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball all the kings horses and all the men could'nt pull it up?
A. The reflection of the moon in a well.Q. As I went up a high hill and looked down a low hill I saw twenty-four bull-dogs tearing up a sgreach?
A. A spring harrow.Q. As I went up a high hill and looked down a low hill I saw water boiling without any fire under it?
A. A spring well.Q. Narrow above narrow below wide in the middle and leave it so?
A. A globe of a lamp.(continues on next page)
