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School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín

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Kilcoe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 148

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    1. I have a little sister who lives near the ditch
    and if you will go near her she'll give you the itch
    Ans: A nettle
    2. What's full and hold's more
    Ans: A pot of potatoes
    3. Black and white and red read all over.
    Ans: A newspaper
    4. Little thing, little thing,
    less than a mouse.
    Having more windows
    than a kings house.
    Ans: A thimble
    5. Headed like a thimble
    tailed like a rat.
    You may guess for ever
    but you wont guess that.
    Ans: A pipe
    6. As round as a ring
    as busy as a bee.
    The grandest thing
    you ever could see
    Ans: A watch
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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