School: Killomoran (roll number 15147)
- Location:
- Killomoran, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Delia Mc Kague
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0232
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- What's in a riddle more than holes?
Corners.
Jennie inside the wall Jenny outside the wall. If you dont touch Jenny she wont touch you?
A nettle.Long legs crooked thighs in his had no eyes
A Tongs.
Why is a July sun like a six pence
Because it is a tanner.
Where was the first candle lit
On the wick
Twenty six cats on a wall what time is it.
Twenty five after one.
Twenty six white cows sitting on a wall up comes the red one and licks them all.
Your teeth and tongue.
Why does a hen sit on eggs?
Because she has no chairs.
Why is it useless to feed a horse
He cannot eat a bit.
What makes ma mad?(continues on next page)
