School: Abbeylara
- Location:
- Abbeylara, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John O' Meara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0630
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- The man that made it did not want it, and the man that wore it did not see it. Answer - a coffin.What part of a cow goes out on a gate first? Answer - her breath.What is is that has three feet and no legs? Answer - a yard measure.Black as ink and as white as snow, and hops on the road like hailstones. Answer - a magpie. Twenty sheep were out on a gate, twenty more after that six, seven, ten, eleven, three and two how many is that? Answer - five.What is always behind time? Answer - the back of a clock.Four and twenty white cows tied to a wall up comes the red bull and licks them all. Answer - your tongue and your teeth.What is the shyest thing in the house? Answer -(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Caffrey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboy, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Caffrey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyboy, Co. Longford
