School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn
- Location:
- Killavullen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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A When it is a shamrock.
Q What is taken from you before you get it?
A Your photo.
Q Which is the best way to make a road wide?
A Add B and will become broad.
- Q What has a head but no face?
A A match.
Q What man wears the biggest hat?
A The man with the biggest head.
Q Where was Moses when the light went out?
A In the dark.
Q What way did Jonah feel when swallowed by the whale?
A Down in the mouth.
Q What is the shyest thing in the house?
A The clock because it always has its hands over its face.
Q What is half the moon like?
A The other half.
Q I went over London Bridge I saw four men in a boat. But there was not a single man in(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kitty Cox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lackanamona, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Cox
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Lackanamona, Co. Cork
