School: An Mhainistir, Malla (roll number 12519)
- Location:
- Mallow, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An Bráthair Lúcás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 508
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- (continued from previous page)Q: What has a red coat, a stick in his back and a stone in his stomach?
A: A Haw
Q: What is under water over water and never touches the water?
A: A woman crossing the bridge with a bucket of water on her head
Q: What is put on the table, cut but never eaten?
A: A pack of cards
Q: What has three feet and yet cannot run?
A: A yard
Q: What is like half of the moon?
A: The other half
Q: The more you take away the larger it becomes
A: A hole
Q: What turns without moving?
A: Milk
Q: Why is a baker a silly man?
A: Because he parts with what he kneads
Q: When is a dog not a dog?
A: When he is turned into a yard
Q: What part of a cow goes over the ditch first?
A: Her Breath
Q: Why is the letter T like Easter?
A: Because it is the end of Lent
