School: Cronaghbois (roll number 2658)
- Location:
- Crannogeboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)(8) What is the hardest thing to do? Scratch a wooden leg and make it bleed.
(9) Cut often and never eaten? Pack of cards.
(10) Why does donkey eat thistles? Because he's an ass.
(11) Four stiff standers, four down layers. Two lookers, two crookers & one swing about. Ans, A Cow.
(12) In between two fires & never touch the fire. A cake of bread.
(13) I have a wee house, it wouldn't hold a mouse. It has as many windows as the kings palace. Thimble.
(14) The dead carrying the living? Boat.
(15) Down sat two legs on three legs with one leg. In came four legs, and took one leg. Up jumped two legs, threw 3 legs after 4 legs and brought back 1 leg. Ans, Dog stealing leg of mutton from man sitting on three legged stool & man recovering same.
(16) It's long and it's narrow and not very wide. It wears a green ribbon on every side. Ans, A road.
(17) Up on a "gable" wagging it's navel. A clock.
(18) Big long legged father. Big bellied mother. Three children of same colour. Pot & pot hooks.(continues on next page)
