School: Ráth na Loch (C.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 17000)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Aodhgáin
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- (continued from previous page)Ans. A tongs.
(6) A pole forty feet high, a monkey climbs four feet every day and slips back three feet every night. How long did it take him to reach the top.
Ans Thirtyseven days. - (1) It is under fire and over fire and never touches fire.
Ans. A cake of bread in an oven(2) What county would remind you of a candle burning out.
Ans. Wicklow.(3) It is in the car, it is of no use to the car and still the car cannot go without it
Ans. A Noise.(4) A lazy old old woman, a hard working man, twelve little children as black as a tan
Ans. A clock.(5) What has neither flesh, bone or nail but has four fingers and a thumb.
Ans. A glove.(6) What walks on its head.
Ans. A nail in your shoe.(7) A duck behind two ducks, a duck before two ducks and a duck between(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromultan, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Martin Moynihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromultan, Co. Kerry