School: Dunally (roll number 12752)
- Location:
- Doonally, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Florence Egan
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 120
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What goes round the house, and round the house and sleeps in the corner? - the brush.
Middy, Meddy, Moddy, round a body, three feet and a wooden hat? - a pot.
As round as an apple, as plump as a ball it covers the market, over steeple and all? - the sun.
Whats black and white and red all over? - a newspaper.
Patch upon patch, without any stitches, riddle me that and I'll buy you a new pair of britches? - a patch of cabbage.
Why does a horse look over the wall? - because he can't look under it.
What is full of water and yet holds water? - a sponge.
What goes up a hill ladder, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Conan Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Hazelwood Demesne, Co. Sligo
