School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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- (continued from previous page)have in his pocket? Answer = A hole.
1. A small little messenger going from house, to house and is always out at night? Answer = A path.
15. Iron nose steel toes and on my word she'd frighten the crows? Answer = A gun.
16 Twenty-four white cows tied to the wall up comes the red one and licks them all?
Answer = Your teeth.
17. Once in a minute twice in a moment and never in a year? Answer = The letter 'M.'
18. What insects eats the least food? Answer = The moth, because it only eats holes.
- 1. What side of the jug is the handle? Answer. = The outside
2 What can fly with four wings? Answer = Two birds.
3 Why does a cow look over the ditch? Answer = Because she cannot look under it.
4. What is one half of the cake like? Answer = The other hlf.
5. What always walks with it's head down? Answer = A nail in your boot.
6. Patch upon patch without any stitches? Answer = A head(continues on next page) - Collector
- Agnes Loftus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownaglogh, Co. Mayo
