School: Radharc na Mara (roll number 15424)
- Location:
- Rosses Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0158, Page 117
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- As green as grass and grass it isnt as red as blood and blood it isnt as black as ink and ink it isnt?
Ans. A Blackberry.
Blacky is sitting upon Rucky glaumy took it and put it in the barnog?
Ans. A Blackberry.
As white as milk and milk it isnt as black as soot and soot it isnt. It hops on the road like a marble stone and a marble stone it isnt.
Ans. A Magpie
What is the highest number on a ruler.
Ans. The number 9 for when it goes past it there are two.
Why is a hen never untidy.
Ans. Because she carries a comb.
Blacky and whity went up the hill blacky came back but whity did'nt.
Ans. A hen that laid an egg.
A little white man with a red nose the longer he lives the smaller he grows.
Ans a candle.
Long legs crooked ties small head and no eyes.
Ans. A thongs.
Its bought but never lent he that buys it dos )(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ellen Haran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
