School: Cill Mhic Eoghain (roll number 9848)
- Location:
- Kilmackowen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Hurdail
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- (continued from previous page)67.
What king makes you wise?
(Thin king)
68.
What is left after Christmas?
(The presence).
69.
A house full, a yard full.
But you can't catch a bowl full?
(Smoke)
70.
Why is the nose, like "v" in civility?
(It is between two eyes)
71.
When do you find a live man
Without a head in a room?
(When he sticks his head out the window.)
72.
When does 2 x 2 = 6?
(Never)
73.
What runs without feet in a bed, and travels many miles
(The river)
74.
When is a cow, not a cow?
(When she is turned into a field)
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75.
As I was going to the fair of Athy
I met seven tinkers, and their seven wives
Each wife had a child
and each child had a guide
And how many was going to the(continues on next page)
