School: Newtown, Dunleckny
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Maurice Collins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 226
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- (continued from previous page)cabbage.24 As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the horses in the world would not draw it up?
The shadow of the moon in the well.25 What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane?
One sheds its leaves and the other leaves its sheds.26 Its red and its blue and its emerald green the king cant touch it no more than the queen. The Pope of Rome cant touch it so riddle me that as soon as you can this afternoon?
The Rainbow.27 White bird featherless flew from Paradise and lit on Killdare wall. up came Lord Scandalous mouthless and handless and melted it all?
The Snow (melted by the Sun)28 How many feet has twenty sheep a shepherd and his dog?
Two feet.29 Deep and damp it is and green all around still it is fit for any Lord?
A grave.
