School: Cill Rónáin
- Location:
- Keadew, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Eochaidhín
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- 1. Why are soldiers like bullets?
Ans because they are both lead.
2. As I went up a corny hill, a corny hill was shaking, and all the birds in corny hill was gathering in an acre?
Ans a man winning oats.
3. I have an old cow behind the wall, she would eat all the hay, from here to Donegal?
Ans a fire.
4. What goes away between two woods, and comes home between two waters?
Ans a man fetching water in pails
5. What's full and can hold more?
Ans a pot full of potatoes when you pour water in.
6. Headed like a timble, tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever, but you couldn't guess that?
Ans a pipe.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James G. Finneran
- Gender
- Male