School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 202
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- Q. Up and down, and up and down, and never touches sky or ground.
A. The handle of a pump.
Q. What is it that has no bones, no flesh, but has four fingers and a thumb.
A. A glove.
Q. Black and white and red all over.
A. A news paper.
Q. North, South, East and West three hundred teeth but no breast.
A. A briar.
Q. What is in the timber but not in the wood, in the river but not in the flood.
A. The letter R.
Q. Why does a cow look over(continues on next page)
