School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)

Location:
Cartron, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Floinn
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  1. 1 How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
    Two.
    2 What's the most like a cat's tail.
    A kittens tail.
    3 What is it that a cat can have and no other can have.
    Kittens.
    4 The half of a moon and the whole of a hill a little town in Leitrim stands there still.
    Mohill.
    5 What's the difference between a married man and an old maid.
    A married man kisses his Mrs and an old maid missed her kisses.
    6 If an ass is facing the south what way is his tail facing.
    To the ground.
    7 What sign is it to hear the cuckoo.
    A sign that you're not deaf.
    8 I have but one horn though I'm no unicorn, I milk though I'm no Kerry cow, my grandmother loves me and round the board
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Taylor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corracramph North, Co. Leitrim