School: Eaglais

Location:: Burren, Co. Mayo
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Four sticks standers. Four belly anders. Two roopers too croopers, and a wheel about. (Ans a cow) I had a little sister; she had but one eye she would climb the mountains if they were ever so high. (Ans a star.) I live to dye I dye to live and the more I dye the better I live. (Ans a woman dyeing clothes) Why is a fish hook like the letter F. (Ans because it makes and eel feel). When was beef the highest. (Ans when the cow jumped over the moon).
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What is like the half of the moon
(The other half)
Two long legs, two crooked thighs, a small head and no eyes
(a tongs)
One half dead the other alive and a tail wagging
(A dog with his head in a pot.)

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