School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 177
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- (1) What will go up the chimney down, but won't go up the chimney up"
Answer: an umbrella(2) What is the first thing you do when you fall into water?
Answer: you get wet.(3) Why does a cow look over the ditch?
Answer because she can't look under it.(4) Long-legs short thighs little head and no eyes?
Answer the tongs.(5) When is a wall like a fish?
Answer when it is scaled.(6) Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire?
Answer a cake in an oven.(7) Where was Moses when the light went out?
Answer in the dark.(8) There is a goose in the meadow she is off for her size the man that will buy her will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Smyth
- Gender
- Male
