School: St. Cronan's, Bray
- Location:
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Patrick Mac Donnell
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- Q. What animal always carries his luggage with him.?
A. An elephant-his trunk.
Q. Chómh h-árd le falla chómh dearg le ros chómh bán le bainne agus chómh milis le mil. Cad é.?
A. Ubhall.
Q. Long legs, a head, and no eyes.?
A. A thongs.
Q. A head like a thimble,
a tail like a rat,
you may keep on for ever,
but you will never guess that.?
A. A pipe.
Q. As I went up a slippery gap
I met my uncle Davy,
with iron nose and and timber
toes, and upon my word
it would frighten the crows.?
A. A gun.
Q. Cork and Kerry, Londonderry
spell me that without a K.?
