School: Ballynarry
- Location:
- Ballynarry, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)Bran was the name of his favourite and she was as gentle as she was strong. She could pull down a deer or a boar by herself.
- Riddles No 1
Q. What is it you can eat, sleep on, and clean your teeth with?
A. A bun, a bed, and a tooth brush.No 2
Q. What is the most fragile race of men?
A. China-men.No 3
Q. What is it a cat has and no other animal has?
A. Kitten.No 4
Q. What makes more noise under a gate than a pig?
A. Two pigs.No 5
Q. What coloured letters do we eat?
A. Green peas (P's).No 6
Q. Why do we never have a whole day?
A. Because it always begins by breaking.No 7
Q. What is it we see everyday yet never saw before?
A. A dog's tail, because it is always behind.No 8
Q.Does Christmass Day and New Year Day ever fall in the one year?
A. Yes, New Years Day is the beginning of the year and Xmas falls in the end of the year.No 9
Q. Spell broken down ditches in three letters?
A. GapNo 10
Q. What has neither flesh nor bone and yet has four fingers and a thumb?
A. Glove.No 11
Q. What's the difference between Roddy the Rover and De Velera?
A. Roddy the Rover writes for the Irish Press but De Velera presses for the Irish nights.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Sheamus Smyth
- Gender
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