School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)
- Location:
- Rossmore, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Michéal Ó Corcora
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 037
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- 1.
Long and narrow deaf and dumb has no legs and yet can run? a river.
2.
A hard working father, a lazy old mother, twelve little children and they all the same colour? a clock.
3.
A flock of white sheep on a red hill, here they go, there they go, now they stand still? teeth in your gums.
4.
A tub without a bottom, full of human flesh? a tailor's thimble.
5.
What is that was sent to New Zealand, went there, and was sent back because it didn't go there? a watch.
6.
What would you get for a penny that would go the farthest? a penny stamp.
7.
Where did Noah strike the first nail on the ark? on the head.
8.
Why is a watch so modest? It covers its hands and runs down its own works.
9.
Why is a pig a curious creature? You cannot cure it before its killed,
- Collector
- Willie Coghlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashatarriff, Co. Cork
