School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 535
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- What is it that has neither flesh nor bone and four fingers and a thumb?
Answer. A GloveWhat is that which the more you take the bigger it gets.
Answer. A holeWhat is it which a full of holes and never lets through
Answer. A spongeWhat sleeps in the corner with its finger in its eye
Answer. A CrookA duck behind two ducks a duck before two ducks, and a duck in the middle between two ducks how many ducks were there
Answer Three ducksWhat is that which is as light as a feather and yet you could not hold ten minutes.
Answer Your breath.I went up the road and I came down the road and I brought the road on my back.
Answer A ladderWhat is that bridge which try as you may you never could cross
Answer The bridge of your noseWhat has eyes and cannot see
Answer A potato(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maire Gilheany
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumcullion, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Gilheany
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Drumcullion, Co. Cavan
