School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)
- Location:
- Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: L. Mac Áinlighe
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- (continued from previous page)What is it that lives in the winter
dies in the summer and grows
with its roots upwards.
Answer-: An Icycle.
How would you make a thin man
fat.
Answer-: Throw him out of the window
and he will come down plump
A long man legless came to the
door footless, he told me to keep
in my hens and ducks but the dogs he did'nt fear-:
Answer-: A worm.
When is a sheep like ink.
Answer-: When you take it up into the pen
There were twelve crows on the hill
and five were shot how many were left
Answer-: Five
What is the best thing you could
have for your dinner.
Answer-: A good appetite
What part of a fish weighs most.
Answer-: The scales
