School: Cnoc, Abbeyleix (roll number 2324)
- Location:
- Knockardagur, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Seán Ó Huallacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 163
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- Black an white and red all-over?
Answer=A Newspaper.
What goes in dry and comes out wet the longer its in the stronger it gets?
Answer=Tea in a teapot.
A little red man standing by the wall he eats all he gets and if he gets water he will die?
Answer=A fire.
What goes around all day and sleeps in the corner at night?
Answer-A brush.
What goes up the ladder with its head down?
Answer. The nails of a boot.
Little Genny Huddle sitting in the puddle the longer she sits the shorter she grows?
Answer= A candle burning.
Nine tea cups were laid down on a table one got broken and how many were left?
Answer=Eight
Twenty sick sheep went out in a gap one died how many came back?
Answer=Nineteen.
Black I am and much admired many a horse(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghnacross, Co. Laois
