School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)
- Location:
- Owning, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bernadette
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- Q. What is it that turns without moving?
A. Milk.Q. What is it that never leaves it's place, and yet it is always moving?
A. A clock.Q. Little red heifer beside the wall, eats all she gets, and drinks none at all?
A. A fire.Q. When is a fire not a fire?
A. When it is aflame.Q. What town in Ireland is always increasing?
A. Dublin; Doublin?Q. Long legs, crooked thighs, little head, and no eyes?
A. A tongs.Q. When is a cow converted?
A. When she is turned into a field.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Stella Bowe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Bowe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Ashtown, Co. Kilkenny