School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)

Location:
Cloyne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Geeleher
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    Quest Long-legged father, short-legged mother, twelve little children and they all the same colour?
    Ans The face of the clock
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Quest., What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane?
    Ans., One sheds its leaves and the other leaves its shed.
    Quest., When is a rock not a rock?
    Ans., When it's a shamrock.
    Quest., What kind of tables do we cook and eat?
    Ans., Vegetables
    Quest., What is taken from you before you get it?
    Ans., Your portrait
    Quest., What goes from London to York without moving?
    Ans., The railway line.
    Quest., What tree is never beautiful?
    Ans., The plain tree
    Quest., What is the first thing you do when you fall into the sea?
    Ans., Get wet
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Lawton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacahill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Lawton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmacahill, Co. Cork