School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0218
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- (continued from previous page)What bridge can you not cross? (The bridge of your nose)What wears boots but never walks? (The road)As black as soot, white as snow, and hops on the road like hailstones. (A magpie)Four stick standers, four bellylanders, two lugs, two crooks, and a lash whip. (A bow)'Tis deep and 'tis damp, and green above the bank, and fit for any lady or landlord. (A grave)What word is it that:-
The first two letters make a man,
The first three letters make a woman,
The first four letters make a great man,
The whole of them make a great woman.
(Heroine)Why is a frog like a clock?
(Because he moves by springs)What sort of a horse is no use for pulling a cart?
(A clothes-horse)Did you ever see half a pig's head with two eyes?(continues on next page)
