School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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    Q. Four lilylanders four stick standers, two lookers, two pluckers and a whipper - in?
    A. A cow.
    13
    Q. What goes up a ladder with its head down?
    A. A nail in your boot.
    14
    Q. Twenty sick sheep went out in a gap one of them died how many came back?
    A. Nineteen.
    15
    Q. A head like a thimble tail like a rat you may guess for ever but you will never guess that?
    A. A pipe.
    16
    Q. Why is honey so scarce in
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois