School: Ballykilmurry
- Location:
- Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 140
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- Round the world and leaves a feath on every bush.
Snow
What is it that a lady likes, and a man likes.
A lady likes a looking glass to look at herself, and a man likes a glass to drink out of.
Why is your ankle between your leg and your foot?
To keep your calf from eating your corn.
What is it always walks with its head down?
A nail in your boot.
What is full and holds more?
A pot of potatoes when you put water in.
As white as milk and milk it isn't, as green as grass and grass it isn't, as red as blood and blood it isn't, as black as ink and ink it isn't.
A blackberry(continues on next page)
