School: Rahan (B.)
- Location:
- Rahan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: L. Ó Reannacháin
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- 1. As round as a butter box as sharp as a glance if you were on top of it, it would carry you to France?
The Moon.
2. What you can carry on your back goes up the chimney?
A back goes up the. A bag of turf.
3. What has four legs and cannot walk?
A stool.
4. As round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the kings horses would not pull it up?
A well.
5. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it?
A Coffin.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Joseph Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrycooly, Co. Offaly