School: Leyney (roll number 15384)
- Location:
- Carrownacleigha, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Sinéad de Brugha
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- As round as an apple as flat as a pan on one side a woman and the other a man: a penny.
As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Ireland wouldn't pull it up: a well.
Twenty sick (six) sheep went out a gap one died how many came back: nineteen
Twenty sick (six) sheep went out a gap one died how many came back? nineteen
Twenty white cows standing in a stall out comes the red one and jumps them all: your tongue comes out over your teeth.
Six tea (sixty) cups were on a shelf one fell down how many were left: five.
Long legs short thighs little heads and no eyes: a tongs.
A roomful a broomful and never caught a spoonful? A roomful of smoke.
How many feet has forty sheep a shepard and his dog? Two
A man bought a bottomless tub to put flesh, blood, and bones into? A ring
As I was going to Sain Ives I met(continues on next page)
