School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0301, Page 033
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- 1.
What is the difference between a blind man and a sailor in prison?
Ans. The blind man can't see to go and the sailor in prison can't go to sea.
2.
Who is it that God can't see and never will see, and we can see?
Ans. His own equal and we can see our own equal.
3.
Forty sheep shepherd and a dog. How many feet have they?
Ans. Two feet.
4.
What leaves its shoes on while sleeping?
Ans. A Horse
5.
What runs with no legs?
Ans. Water
6.
What has legs and cannot walk
Ans. A Bed.
7.
A certain thing went to South Africa and yet it did not go there. What was it?
Ans. A watch.
8.
Why is H such a magic letter?
Ans. Because if you put it into Cat it will make it Chat.
9.
Of what would you fill a thing to make it lighter?
Ans. With holes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Harrington
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Counihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
