School: Tagoat (roll number 5990)
- Location:
- Tagoat, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig Coilféir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 105
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- Q. Twenty four white horses in a stall, a red one comes and licks them all.
A. Teeth and tongue.
Q. Mr. Little had a daughter, Mr. Little had a coach man, Mr. Little's daughter ran away, Mr. Little's coach man ran after her and then Mr. Little ran after the two, what time was it?
A. A little after two.
Q. A man got sixpence for walking a mile what would he get for walking thirty?
A. Sore feet.
Q. If a ton of feathers comes to five shillings what would a ton of coal come to.
A. Ashes.
Q. Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess forever but you cannot guess that?
A. A pipe.
Q. Patch upon patch without any stitches. Riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches?
A. A head of cabbage.
Q. What is full and holds more?
A. A pot of potatoes when you pour water in.
Q. What goes around the wood and around the wood but never gets into the wood?
A. The bark of a tree.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rosetown, Co. Wexford
