School: Currans (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 4459)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Daniel Kerrisk
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 201
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Q. What is full and holds more?
A. A pot full of potatoes when water is put in.
Q. A little Miss Knitty Coat in her white petty coat, the longer she stands the shorter she grows.
A. A Candle.
Q. Head like a thimble, tail like a rat, You might guess for ever but you couldn't guess that.
A. A Pipe.
Q. Under water, over water but never touches the water.
A. The Moon.
Q. There is a little house and a mouse couldn't live in it and all the men in town could not count all the windows in it.
A. A Thimble.
Q. If a horse's head is turned to the North, where is his tail turned to?
A. The Ground.
Q. What do bees do with their honey?
A. They cell it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Terence Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardcrone, Co. Kerry
