School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)

Location:
Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Cuirtéis
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    asunder.
    Ans. A harrow.
    28. How many balls of twine would it take to reach the sky.
    Ans. One if it were long enough.
    29. A bite and every bite I follow and never a bite I ever swallow.
    Ans. A scissors.
    30. Tom Tom Tiddle walking in the puddle with a pair of yellow legs and a green cap.
    31. Fly high fly low cut grass and don't mow.
    Ans A galloping horse.
    32. What is deeper than the sea?
    Ans. A tailors thimble.
    33. What is smaller than a midges mouth?
    Ans. The bit that goes into it.
    34. The king of Manchester sent to his sister a bottomless vessel to hold raw meat.
    Ans. A ring.
    35. What is the loudest thing in the world?
    Ans. Wake candles (because they
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