School: Cnuicín na hAbhann
- Location:
- Knockeennahone, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Chéirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0448, Page 194
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- (continued from previous page)7. What fruit does every penny bear? Ans. A date
8. What runs and has no legs? Ans. Water.
9. What two towns in France would remind you of a sailor's trousers? Ans. Toulon and Toulouse.
10. What poet was never slow? Ans. Swift.
11. Where are all kings crowned? Ans. On the head.
12. What goes off, yet stops in the same place? Ans. A Gun.
13. What is it that we often return but never borrow. Ans. Thanks.
14. If a poker, fender and tongs cost 32. 6. what would one ton of coal come to? Ans. Ashes.
15. What part of a car goes into a town first? Ans. The noise.
16. What trees have the fire no effect on?
Ash, because when burnt they are still ash.
17. What is taken from you before you get it? Ans. (your photo)
18. Twenty six sheep went out a gap, 20 more went after that, a shepherd and his dog. how many feet went out the gap?
Ans. Two - the man's two feet.
- Collector
- Dora May Reidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockrower West, Co. Kerry
