School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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- 1.
Why does a cat cross the road?
To get to the other side.
2.
What is all patches, and has no stitches?
A head of cabbage.
3.
As black as ink, as white as snow. and hops in the ground like hailstone?
A magpie.
4.
What is black, and white, and red all over?
A newspaper.
5.
How many wells would make a river?
One if 'twas big enough.
6.
Who was the first man to go around the world?
The man in the moon.
7.
How many hares in a horse?
Ten.
8.
There were four crows in a field; a man shot one, three flew away, how many were left?
One.
9.
Twenty sick sheep went in a gate, two died how many were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael O' Regan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
