School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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2) What is the shyest thing in the world?
Ans: A block. Because it always has its hands on its face
3) Around the house, and round the house and stands at the back door.
Ans: A Brush
4) What is the smallest bridge in the world? Ans: The bridge of your nose.
5) Black and white went up the hill, black came down and white stood still. Ans: A black hen laying an egg.
6) Why should you never write a letter on your knees. Ans: Because a letter should be written on paper.
7) How many sides on a bucket? Ans: Two sides. the inside and the outside.
8) As round as an apple as deep as a pan on one side a woman and the other a man. Ans: A penny.
9) Up chip Cherry down chip cherry all the men in Derry would not climb chip cherry. Ans: Smoke.
10) I was talking to a man yesterday and he told me he saw a thing God never saw. Ans: His master.
Got from: William Connor. Kilgarve, Ruskey, Dromod, Co. Roscomomon (72)
- Informant
- William Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Kilgarve, Co. Roscommon
