School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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- Riddles
1. Why does a hen pick a pot?
(She cannot lick it)
2. Why does a bull walk over a hill?
(She cannot walk under it)
3. Why does a cow cross the road?
(To get to the other side)
4. What part of a cow goes out the gap first?
(Her breath)
5. What part of a cow is the highest?
(Her low)
6. Why is Main St, Ballinakill, compared to a cow?
(Elder (name) is at one end)
7. A man went to a wood to cut rods?
The rods he cut he left after him
the ones he did not cut he brought home
(A gander after washing in pond)
8. A man admired a photo on the wall and said - "That man's father was my father's son? - (son's photo)
9. How many holes in a jug full of water?
(One)
10. What weight is the moon?
(A ton - 4 qrs)
11. Londonderry, Cork and Kerry. Spell that without a K?
(That)
12. Why are Bookkeepers like chickens?
(Because they have to scratch for a living)
12. Which is the greatest back-biter?
(A flea)(continues on next page)
