School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)(23) What always walks with its head down?
Ans. A nail in a boot.
(24) Riddle me, riddle roe my father gave me some seeds to sow, the seeds were black and the ground was white, riddle me that and I'll give you my pipe?
Ans. A book or a news paper.
(25) Why is Killala like a ball?
Ans. Because there is a Hopper in the middle of it.
(26) Billy ORourke built a ship. an' on his ship his daughter lay, an' I'm to be blamed if I tell her name an' that's three times I've told you her name?
Ans. Ann.
(27) Why does a cow look over the ditch?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Killeen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
