School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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- (69) Question: Middy noddy round body three eet and a wooden hat?
Answer: A put.
(70) Question: Four feet dangling two feet hanging and four feet lying in the press?
Answer: A man riding a mare in foal.
(71) Question: What are the two (smallest) lightest countries in Ireland?
Answer: Down and Cork
(72) Question: It eats everything it gets but never drinks any?
Answer: Fire.
(73) Question: I ran until I got it; When I got it I sat down to look for it. if I got it I would burn it?
Answer: Thorn.- Collector
- John C. Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treanmore, Co. Sligo