School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí

Location:
Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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    49. Why does a hen pick a pot
    Answer - Because she can't lick it.
    50. As I was going to St. Ives I met seven men and their wives. Each wife had a child, each child had a cat, each cat had a kitten, kittens and ties, men and their wives how many were going to St. Ives.
    Answer - I myself
    51. Where was Magna Charta signed.
    Answer - at the bottom
    52. What part of the cow goes over the ditch first.
    Answer - Her breath
    53. If a man falls off a house what does he fall against.
    Answer - His will.
    54. A little brown cow, with two little horns, leaper of ditches and jumper of thorns.
    Answer - A hare.
    55. Goes up high, wears shoes, but never walks.
    A football
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