School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 051
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- (continued from previous page)Q. It is found in the middle of America and in every mountain but not in any hill
A. The letter M
Q. As green as grass but not grass,
As red as blood but not blood,
As black as ink but not ink,
A. A blackberry
Q. What part of the turkey does the farmer like best :
A. The crop
Q. What can run but cannot walk
A. A tap
Q. What has four legs and only one foot
A. A bed
Q.Hard working father, lazy old mother, twelve little children and they all the one colour
A. Hands and dial of a clock
Q. As black as ink, as white as milk, and it hops on the road like hailstones
A. A mag pie
Q. It is white and black and it is read all over
A, The newspaper
Q.I have a little house and a mouse wouldn't fir in it and all the men in Ireland couldn't count how many windows in it
A. A thimble
Q. What gets wet when drying
A. A towel(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Smee
- Gender
- Female
