School: Clonbullogue
- Location:
- Clonbulloge, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0800, Page 190
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A little red cow lies beside a wall,
She eats all she gets but drinks none at all.
A. A fire on the hearth.
What is it that stands at the side of a ditch, eats everything it gets, and drinks nothing.
A. A tinker's fire.
What is it that goes round the house and round the house and drags a barrow after it.
A. A hen and clutch of chickens.
What is it goes round the floor and round the floor and sleeps in a corner at night.
A. A sweeping brush.
What part of a cow goes into the wood first?
A. Her breath.
What is it that comes in on a person's back and goes out in smoke.
A. A rack of turf.
