School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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- (continued from previous page)have legs.
Laid fresh daily although I am not eggs
I am neither trees nor flowers.
Although I have leaves a many,
And without me for food, you might not get any.
(Answer) A table.
What bridge is seldom crossed over?
(Answer) The bridge of your nose.
What part of a cow goes out the gap first
(Answer) Her breath.
Flies high, flies low, cut the grass, but never mows.
(Answer) Wild geese.
Two black men, and one white man were out motoring. The two black men ate the white man. What was the number of the car.
(Answer) 281
What is taken from you, before you can get it?
(Answer) Your photo(continues on next page)
