School: Gleann Fhaoilidh (Gleneely)
- Location:
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)49. What stands on one leg and its heart in its head?
A head of cabbage.
50. As I was going along the way I met my Uncle Davy. I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy?
A bottle of whisky.
51. Two feet on the ground, three feet over head one living and the other dead?
A man carrying a pot on his head.
52. What goes into the water with its head down?
A nail in a horse shoe.
53. What is too short and cut a bit off it and it makes it longer?
A grave.
54. Why does the letter E always remind you of death?
Because it is the end of life.
55. As I was going through that slippery "slap" (gap) I met a cross bull. He kicked and I flung if you had been there you would have seen the fun?
A thorn.
56. Man always sees it, a king seldom sees(continues on next page)
