School: Taplach (roll number 5114)
- Location:
- Taplagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)Question,- What kind of wig, can a barber not make?
Answer,- An earwig.Question,- What goes up when the rain comes down?
Answer,- An Umbrella.Question,- What goes round the house and round the house, and never goes into the house?
Answer,- A pad. (or path).Question,- I washed my face in the water that never was rained or run, and
I dried my face in the towel that never was woven or spun?
Ans.,- The Dew.Question,- What is most like the half of the moon
Ans.,- The other half.Question,- As round as an apple, as flat as a pan,
One side a woman & the other a man?
Ans.,- A Penny.Question,- The man that made it didn't want it,
The man t hat bought it didn't keep it, and
The man that wore it never saw it
Ans.,- A Coffin.(continues on next page)
