School: Rear Cross, Newport (roll number 12124)
- Location:
- Rear Cross, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Muireadhaigh
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- (continued from previous page)A grave
62 Why is is a dying man compared to a shoemaker?
Because he leaves down his awl and looks to his end and prepares his sole for the end.
- 63 What comes to the table but is never eaten?
Cards
64 'Tis inthe river, 'tis not in the flood, 'tis in all kinds of timber but is not in the wood?
The letter "r"
65 What goes around the wook and never goes into the wood?
The bark of a tree. - Collector
- Michael Mc Inerney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gannavane, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gannavane, Co. Limerick
- 66 What goes to make a pair of boots?
Two boots.
67 Londonderry, Cork and Kerry, spell me that without a "k".
T h a t
68 What is it that goes up the hill and down the hill and still never moves?
A path.
69 A duck before two ducks and a duck behind two duck and a duck in the middle between two ducks how many ducks is that?
Five ducks(continues on next page)
