School: Carra
- Location:
- An Cairthe, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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- (continued from previous page)Answer = A pot on a man's head.
18 As I was passing through London bridge. I met a London scholar, he took out his pen and drew his name and tell me the name of the scholar?
Answer = Andrew.
19 Its in the river its never drowned, its in the bog its never cut, its int he shop its never sold Answer = The sun.
20 What insects eats the least food? Answer= The moth because it only eats holes.
21 What goes away between two woods and comes home between to waters? Answer a man fetching water in pails.
- 1 A hundred sheep went out a gap. The shepherd and his dog followed them how many feet was that. Answer = Two feet.
2 Humpty, Dumpty, sat on a wall, humpty, dumpty, got a great fall all the kings horses adn all the kings men could not put humpty dumpty together again. Answer = An egg.
3. What goes up when the rain comes down? Answer = Umbrella.(continues on next page) - Collector
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