School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- (continued from previous page)It has an eye and still its blind an [?] to man and woman kind?
A needle.
Which part of the cow goes out the gate first?
Her breath.
Which is the sorest county in Ireland?
Roscommon because it has Boyle at the end of it.
Why is Ireland like a bottle? because it has a cork in the end of it.
As I went out the gap I met my uncle Dan I cut off his head and drank his blood then left him down easy?
A bottle of wine.
Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes?
A tongs.
Why does the hen pick the pot?
Because she cannot lick it.
The man that makes it does not use it and the man that uses does not know it.
A coffin.
When was beef at its highest?
When the cow jumped over the moon.
What is the hardest lock to pick?
That of a bald head(continues on next page)
