School: Lios Dubh (roll number 6661)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Artáin
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- I washed my face in water that never ran or sprung I dried it in a towel that was never woven or spun? I washed it in the dew of the grass, and dried it in the sun.What goes round the wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood? The bark of a treeLong legs short thighs little head and no eyes? A tongs.Could you break a bottle in an empty bag? No because if it is empty there is no bottle in it.Which is the white goose or the grey goose the gander? Neither is the gander they are both geese.What goes from Dublin to Limerick without ever moving? The road or the railway line.I know a little man up the hill(continues on next page)
