School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 39
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- (continued from previous page)11. Long and lanky, deaf and dumb, has no legs but still can run? (A river)
12. There is a wee house. It wouldn't hold a mouse and there are as many windows in it as in the King's house. (A Thimble)
13. As I went across the London Bridge I met a London scholar. I lifted my stick and gave him a lick, what was the name of the scholar? (Alick)
- 1. There were a father, a mother, a daughter and a son. One time they wanted to go across the sea and the boat could only hold a ton at the time. The father was a ton, the mother a ton, the son half a ton and the daughter half a ton. How did they get across? (The son and the daughter went over first; The son came back and the father went over. The daughter came back and the mother went over. Then the son and daughter went over.)
2. In come two legs, carrying one leg. Leaves it down on three legs. In comes four legs, picks up one leg. Up jumps two legs, fires? three legs after four legs to get back one leg. (in comes a two legged man carrying a leg of mutton, leaves it down on a three legged stool. In comes a four legged dog, picks up the one leg of mutton; Up jumps the two legged man, fires the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brigid Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltoy, Co. Donegal
