School: Muine Mór
- Location:
- Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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- Q. What goes up the ladder and up the ladder and his head down?
Ans. A nail in a man's shoe.
Q. What goes from house to house and lies out at?
Ans. A path.
Q. When is the gander called a goose?
Ans. When he is cooked.
Q. A head like a thimble a tail like a rat if you riddle me anything riddle me that?
Ans. A pipe.
Q. When is a beggar like a baker?
Ans. When he needs bread.
Q. Out of a roomful you couldn't take a spoonful?
Ans. The smoke.
Q. As round as an apple as sharp as a lance if you were on the top of it it would carry you to France?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Molly Mac Morrow
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim
