School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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- In through the wall, and out through the wall, and never touches the wall.
Answer;- A sound of any kind.
Long legs, and crooked thighs, small head, and no eyes. Answer:- A tongs.
As white as milk, as black as ink, and hops on the ground like hailstone. Answer:- A magpie.
There were four rooks in a field, three flew away, and a man shot one; how many were left. Answer:- The dead one.
Under the fire, and over the fire, and never touches the fire. Answer:- A cake in an oven.
What goes up when the rain comes down? Answer:- An umbrella.
As round as a marble, as deep as a cup, and all the king's horses would not lift it up. Answer:- A well.
As I looked out through a skylight window, I saw the dead carrying the living, and is'nt that a wonderful thing.
Answer:- A boat.
- Collector
- Michael Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork
