School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)
- Location:
- Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Choilldubh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 031
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- Q As round as an apple as plump as a ball, climbs the church over steeple and all.
A The SunQ What is it always walks with its head down?
A A nail in your bootQ What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters?
A A man fetching water in pails.Q What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
A A man with sods on his head.Q U[?]iddy - nobly - round body three feet and a wooden hat?
A A potQ What's full and holds more?
A A pot full of potatoes.
Q One half dead; the other half living and a tail wagging.
A A dog with its head in a pot.
Q Headed like a thimble and Tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but you couldn't guess that.
A A pipe(continues on next page)
