School: Clonmore, Piltown (roll number 13420)
- Location:
- Clonmore, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Nic Aodhgáin
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- (continued from previous page)answer a saw
What man earns his living without doing a day's work
answer a night watchman.
What does the cleverest man overlook
answer his nose.
why is bad news like a rotten egg.
answer because both of them should be broken gently
How many hairs are they in a cat's tail
answer None they're all on the outside.
Grannagh Castle to Clonmel. spell that without C, R, L,
answer That.
What would a regiment of soldiers do after a long march
answer go into April
Why don't people tell secrets in a corn field.
Because there are two many ears about.
What is the shyest thing in the world
answer a clock because it always has its hand on its face.
There were two twins one was twenty, and the other was was twenty too. How old was the other? answer twenty two.
Headed like a timble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever, but you would never guess that. Answer = a pipe
