School: Carrowbawn, Cill Dá Lua

Location:
Carrowbaun, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghadhnair
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    A man without eyes, saw plums in a tree.
    He neither took plums nor left plums and how can that be
    A man with one eye.
    Twenty white horses tied up in all stall.
    Up comes a red one and licks them all
    Teeth and tongue.
    What is it that is cut and divided but is never eaten
    Ans. a deck of cards.
    Round the house and round the house and sweeps in the corner.
    Ans. A Brush.
    The garden was laid to the beautiful maid
    As fair as the flowers in the morn
    At the hour of life she was made a wife ad she died before she was born.
    Eve.
    One head, one foot and four legs.
    A Bed.
    I went up the road and I went down the road and took the road on my back.
    A ladder.
    Under the fire and over the fire but never touches the fire.
    A cake in an oven
    Why is a horse, constantly ridden, likely never
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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