School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Gráig an Drisligh, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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- (continued from previous page)the middle and hard all round.
A: A bed.
Q: I have a little cow she lies by the wall, she eats all I give her but drinks none at all.
A: A fire.
Q: Patch upon patch without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches.
A: A head of cabbage.
Q; What always walks with its head down.
A; The nail of your boot.
Q: Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat, you may guess forever but you can't guess that.
A: A pipe.
Q: A duck before two ducks a duck in behind two ducks and a duck in the middle between two ducks, how many ducks is that.
A: Three
