School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 445
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- (continued from previous page)A A woman milking a cow.
29 Q What is a hering worth when its half eaten?
A Turning it
30 - Q What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot
A A carpet.
31 - Q Hoddy roddy with a fine Black Body.
A A pot
32 - Q Fire under fire over and it never touches fire.
A A cake in an oven.
33 - Q As I went out a slipery gap I met my uncle Charley he had Iron toes a timber nose and I owne to you he would frighten the crows.
A A gun.
35 - Q Riddle me Riddle me rankyo my Father gave me some seeds to sow. The seeds were black and the ground was white a you must Riddle me that Before saturday night.
A A letter to write
36 - Q As Black as ink as white as snow and it hops it hops on the road like hailstones.
A A Magpie.
- Collector
- Martin Quin
- Gender
- Male
