School: Finiskill (roll number 13075)
- Location:
- Finiskil, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Floinn
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- (continued from previous page)It's neither within nor without and it serves the house
Ans. Door jamWhat is it which has its two ends and the middle in (?)
Ans. A beamWhat sleeps with its fingers in its eye?
Ans. The crookIt has a head like a thimble and a tail like a rat. You may guess forever but you won't guess that.
Ans. A pipeWhat is full and will hold more?
Ans. pot of potatoes without waterWhat do you take off last at night?
Ans. Your feet off the groundWhat goes up the ladder with its head down?
Ans. nail in a man's bootWhat stands outside the wood and and eats inside the wood?
Ans. A pig eating out of a through What is the difference between a jeweller and a (?)
Ans. One of them sells watches and the other (?) watchesWhat is the difference between a beggar man and a feather bed?
Ans. The beggar is hard up but the bed is soft downHairy in and hairy out, hairy into hairy mouth.
Ans. A stockingWhy can't the king tell secrets in a field of corn?
Ans. There are too many ears listening(continues on next page)