School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)
- Location:
- Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Choilldubh
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- (continued from previous page)Quest And a slim and a white flowing tail on him
And a wee wee boy with a brassy Hood
Going pushing with thim[?] through the wood
Ans A needle a thread and a thimble.
Quest Patch upon Patch with out one stitch
Ans A cabbage head.
Quest Forty sheep went through a gap Forty more followed after
Six, seven, ten, eleven, three and two, how many's that
Ans Five
Ques As I went over Westminster hill, I met a Westminster scholar. He took off his hat and drew on his gloves. What is the name of the scholar.
Ans Andrew.
Ques Attention please, one moment stop, What smells the most in a chemist's shop?
Ans. Your nose.
Ques. As I went up Tarrial Hill, I met a tarrial beast
Nine heads, nine tails, ninty nine score nails?
Ans. A Thistle
