School: Ráithín (C.) (roll number 9384)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peig, Bean Uí Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 121
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- (continued from previous page)18 Uncle David has timber feet and iron toes
Upon my word he'd frighten the crows.
A Gun.
19 As round as a marble, as flat as a pan Half a woman and all a man.
Halfpenny.
20 I often rode that little horse that never ate a bit but often killed a man
A train.
21 What turns without moving? Milk
22 Why does a hen pick the pot?
Because she could not lick it.
23 As round as an apple, as plump as a ball
Can climb over churches, over steeple and all. The Sun.
24 How many sticks go to make a crow's nest
The sticks don't go - they are taken.
25 Long legs, crooked thighs, small head and no eyes. A tongs
26 What is it walks on four legs in the morning
Two in the middle of the day
And three in the morning.
A Man
26 As white as milk, as black as silk
And hops on the ground like hailstones.
A magpie.(continues on next page)
