School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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Q. What has no legs but can run very fast?
A. A water tap.
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Q. What goes up when the rain comes down?
A An umbrella
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Q. What Irish man is the best swimmer?
A. A cork man.
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Q. A head like a thimble a tail like a rat you may guess for ever but you will not guess that?
A. A pipe
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Q. Under the bank and over the bank and yet it never touches the bank?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gwen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monavea, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mary Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardateggle, Co. Laois
