School: Drumkerl
- Location:
- Drumkerril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Aoidh
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- (continued from previous page)24. What weight is the moon! (Four Quarters) One cwt.
25. There was a fish. Its head was three feet and a half. Its tail was the length of it's head and half the body, and the body without fail was the length of the head and tail. What length was the fish? 28 feet.
26. How many feet has forte sheep. the shepherd & his dog. Two
27. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat
You may guess for ever; you'll never guess that. A pipe
28. Forty sheep went through a gap.
Forty more came after that.
Six, seven, ten, eleven, Three and two
How many's that. Five.
29. What goes through a rock, through a reel; through an old spinning wheel. Through a bag of pepper and through an old mare's shin bone? A moth.
30. I have a grey goose; it is of a large size.
The man, who buys it, will need to be wise.
It has feet on its belly and walks upon none.
It goes far for a living and seldom comes home. A ship.
31. I have a little cow, it lies by the wall
Give her hay, in straw. It will eat all.
Give it water. It will die
Give it wind. It will fly. The fire.
