School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 448
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- Q As round as marble as deep as a cup and all the Kings army could not pull it up.
A The moon shining in the bottom of a well.
Q As I went out a slippery gap I met a boy with a red cap timber toes Torn rose upon my work he would frighten the crows
A A gun
Q Which side of the pudding is the left side
A The side that isnt eaten at all
Q As I looked out my ge-go window I saw a ship full of people and still there wasnt a single person in it
A They were all married.
Q What is it a woman always looks for and hates to find.
A A hole in her stockings.
Q A house full and a room full and you would not get a spoonfull
A A house full of smoke
Q What is it a cat has and no other animal
A Kittens
Q What is it that goes aginst the farmers grain every year.
A A reaper and binder(continues on next page)
