School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- Riddles
Q. Riddle me ranty ree has two eyes and can't see
A. A scissors
Q. If a fiddler in Cavan had a brother fiddler in Dublin how does it come that that the brother fiddler in Dublin had no brother fiddler in Cavan.
A. Because it was his sister.
Q. If you fell off an ass where would you get "down"
A. On a goose.
Q. What gets boots and never wears them.
A. A football.
Q. Which side of the cat has the most hair on
A. The outside
- Superstitions
If the rainbow stretches across an old person's house he is going to die. If you give buttermilk to anyone on the first May morning that person is taking the butter of the churn. When setting a hen put irons under her, to keep away the(continues on next page)
