School: Cloghan (B.), Banagher
- Location:
- Cloghan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Francis O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 045
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- Flies high, flies low wears boots and has none." A Football.
What is it that walks with its head down." A nail in your boot.
It is black though not polished, white though not milk." A magpie.
As I looked out my grandfathers window I saw a wonderful thing I saw a steel more crossing a bone bridge a linen goal after it, a brass man driving it, wasn't that a wonderful thing," a woman sewing.
As I went up to Dublin I saw the world a wonder, four + twenty blackbirds tearing the world asunder." a harrow.
What part of a cow goes out a gap first." her breath.
What cuts grass as short as a goose [gander].
What goes round a house all days sits in the corner at night." a broom
What is the smallest thing in the world= a pimple on a midges nose.
What is a smaller than a midges mouth=the bit that goes into it.
Riddle, riddle, ree, what shall it be through a rock, through a reel through an old spinning wheel, through a hopper, through a(continues on next page)
