School: Gort Sceithe (roll number 13062)
- Location:
- Gortskehy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 186
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- (continued from previous page)14. Why does a hen peck the pot?
(Because she cannot lick it).
15. Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?
(The sooner she's put out, the better)
16. What goes from the school to Claremorris without moving?
(The road)
17. What is one half of the moon like?
(The other half)
18. Tommie [?] walking in the gutter with yellow shoes and a green cap.
(A drake)
19. What is the lightest town in Ireland?
(Feathered)
20. It's wide in the bottom and narrow in the top.
And a hole in the middle saying Flopi de Flop
(A Churn)
21. What is it that goes to the table,
It's cut and never eaten?
(A pack of cards)
22. What's in the riddle more than holes?
(Corners)
23. Why is a dog's tail compared to the heart of a tree?
(Because it's the farthest from the back)
24. when was beef the highest?
(When the cow jumped over the moon)
25. Which side of the jug is the handle?
(The outside)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Cléirigh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Annefield, Co. Mayo
