School: Harristown, Piltown (roll number 13449)

Location:
Harristown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. A little red calf,
    With a little red nose,
    The longer it lioes,
    The shorter it grows.?
    A candle.
    What is it that turns without moving?
    Milk in a bucket.
    He went up the path and down the path and carried the path on his back.
    A man carrying a ladder
    What is it that goes from house to house without moving?
    A path.
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