School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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- (1) I have a little horse and he has an iron throat, every time he runs he swallows up the rope. Ans. A spinning wheel
(2) Why is Ardnaree like the Court-house Ans. Because there are Judges in it
(3) Its as deep as an apple its as round as a cup and all the men in Derry could not lift it up. Ans. A well
(4) Why does a hen cross the road.
Ans. To get to the other side.
(5) What puts down three legs and carries one leg? Ans: A dog with a broken leg.
(6) Thirty little men sitting on a wall two red caps to cover them all.
Ans. The teeth in your head.
(7) As I was going up Corn Hill, Corn Hill was guaking. All the birds in Corn Hill were gathered in an acre. Ans. A funeral
(8) What's like a loaf of bread with crumbs all round it. Ans. The moon and the stars all round it.
(9) Black and white went up the hill black came down and white stayed still. Ans. A hen laying an egg(continues on next page)
