School: Rahavanaig
- Location:
- Rahavanig, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire de Stac
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0400, Page 019
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- (continued from previous page)road on my back. A ladder.
9. Spell mouse trap in three letters? Cat.
10. What's put on the table, cut, but never eaten? A pack of cards.
11. What is that, the more that's taken away the larger it gets? A hole.
12. Jenny with the white gown, Jenny with the red nose, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.
A candle.
13. Why is the crow the bravest bird in the world?
Because she never shows the white feather.
14. How would you make cigarette light?
Take out half the tobacco.
15. Spell rogue of the world in three letters? FOX.
16. Why is a butcher the biggest thief in the world?
Because he is always steeling knives.
17. The man who made it never wore it, the man who wore it never saw it. A coffin.
18. Five fingers and a thumb and still can't hold an apple. A glove.
What is that, that takes the biggest bite and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máighréad Ní Chearbhaill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
