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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 534

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    went to he second house and said the same and bought a pint. He went into the third shop and said the same and bought a piny, and he had no money left how much had he at first?
    Answer Fivepence Farthing
    Why does a hen pick the floor
    Answer Because she cannot lick it.
    What walks with its head down
    Answer A nail in your boot.
    Little man daddle as high as a bottle his bonnie
    green hat and his red pair of soles
    Answer A snake
    What carries water and it all full of holes
    Answer A Crook
    What is full and holds more
    Answer A pot full of potatoes
    What stands outside the wood and shakes it all over
    Answer The wind
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerty Pearson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumboory, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Drumboory, Co. an Chabháin