School: Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine (roll number 10991)
- Location:
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Nuanáin
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- 1. Q. What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot.
A. (A Carpet)
2. Q. What stick never grew in the wood.
A. (A Candlestick)
3. Q. It is the beginning of eternity
The end of time or pace
The beginning of every end
And the end of every race
A. (The letter "e")
4. Q. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it
A. (A Coffin)
5. Q. What is it when tis closed tis open and when "tis open tis closed"
A. (The gates of a railway)
6. What is always behind time:
A. (The back of a clock).(continues on next page)- Collector
- Martin Comans
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghaready, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick