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School: Eatharlach (Aherlow) (roll number 15678)

Location:
Aherlow, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Énrí Mac Eochaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0581, Page 166

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    Under the water long I lay
    Never sink or swim away
    What experience I may tell
    The water made my stomach swell
    Potato
    What goes away above the ground
    And returns under it
    A man getting sods to a grave
    What's full of holes and yet holds more
    A pot full of potatoes
    If there are twenty six cats outside the door what time is it
    25 after one
    What has four fingers and a thumb
    And yet cannot hold anything
    A Glove
    Why are clouds like coachmen
    Because they hold the 'rains' (reins)
    Why doesn't the clock strike 13
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    English