School: Calfield
- Location:
- Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Rathsile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 015
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- I.. Patch after patch, without any stitches.
Riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches?
Ans: "A Cabbage Head."
II.. Headed like a thimble,
Tailed like a rat,
If you would guess for ever,
You wouldn't guess that?
Ans: "A Pipe."
III As round as an apple,
As deep as a cup,
All the men in Derry,
Could'nt pull it up,
"A Well."
IV A white peticoat,
A green gown,
That sits in the water,
And never goes down.
"A Rush in the Water."
V As round as an apple,
As flat as a pan,
One side a woman
And the other a man.?
"A Penny."
Ten men pulling narrow bags up the hill?
"A Man pulling up his pants."(continues on next page)
