School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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- Q. How much does a plum weigh?
A. One stone.
Q. There is a little house and a mouse couldn't live in it?
A. A thimble.
Q. Why is a proud lady like a music-box.
A. Because they are allairs.
Q. What runs but has no feet?
A. A tap.
Q. What walks with its head downwards.?
A. A nail in your boot.
Q. All patches and no stitches.?
A. A head of cabbage.
Q. Why does a hen pick a pan?
A. Because she cannot lick it.
Q. What has an eye but never sees.?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Alice Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Kathleen Pierce
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killarney Road, Co. Kerry