School: Drumbibe (roll number 10765)
- Location:
- Drumbibe, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Searplaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0223, Page 264
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- (continued from previous page)it becomes. Ans.: A hole in a wall.
As I went up to yonder hill I met a little red man. He told me he was more afraid of a "clocking" hen than King George and all his men. Ans.: A worm.
What goes round the wood and never gets into the wood. Ans.: The bark of a tree.
What goes round the house and leaves a loaf in every window. Ans.: The snow.
What walks with its head down. Ans.: A nail in your boot.
What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters. Ans.: A man fetching water in pails.
One half dead, the other half living, and a tail wagging. Ans.: A dog with its head in a pot.
What goes away above the ground, and returns under it. Ans.: A man with sods on his head.
Long man, legless, came to the door startled Pray Jane, keep in your hens, I am not afraid of your dog. Ans.: A snail.
- Collector
- Maureen Brady
- Gender
- Female
