School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)
- Location:
- Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: -
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 251
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- Q. What is it that goes up in the air wears shoes and yet has none?
A. A Football.
Q. When was beef the highest?
A. When the cow jumped over the moon.
Q. Riddle Riddle ree has an eye and cannot see?
A. A needle.
Q. Over the head and under the hat?
A. The hair of your head.
Q. What city fits in a bottle?
A. Cork.
Q. Full in the day and empty at night?
Q. Your shoes.
Q. As round as an apple,
As flat as a pan.
One side a woman,
And the other a man?
A. A Penny.
Q. Empty in the day and full at night?
A. A Bed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séan Ó Cobhthaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon
