School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 099
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- (continued from previous page)What roof is it that never keeps out the wet.
The roof of your mouth.
Why does a hen pick a pot.
Because she could not lick it.
Why are cooks cruel.
Because the beat the eggs.
Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat if you guessed forever you would not guess that.
A pipe.
In what side of a mug is the handle on.
On the outside.
What has one leg and a wooden leg.
A match.
What has four legs and a head.
A bed.
Eleven pares were hanging high eleven lords were passing by each lord took a pare and still the eleven were hanging there.
Because they are two in a pair.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah Denieffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Andrew Clance
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
