School: Tráigh Omna (roll number 13092)
- Location:
- Drishanemore, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Dálaigh
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- 1.
Cork and Kerry Londonderry spell me that without a K.
Ans. That.
2.
Constantinople is a very big word and if you can't spell 'it' you're a very big dunce.
Ans. It.
3.
As I went up a gravel walk I met a black man standing. I cracked his neck and sucked his blood, and I left his body standing.
Ans. A bottle of porter.
4.
Head like a thimble, tail like a rat. You can guess for ever but you can't guess that.
Ans. A pipe.
5.
What walks with its head down.
Ans. A nail in your shoe.
6.
There WAS a man drove through the town Great Britain WAS his name. His bridle and saddle was gilded with gold. And three times he told you his name.
Ans.Was.
7.
Middy, noddy, round body three feet, and a wooden hat.
Ans. A pot.
8.
Riddle me Riddle me Randie O. My father gave me some seeds to sow. The seeds were black and the ground was white. Riddle me Riddle me Randie O.
Ans. A currant cake.
9.
As round as a marble, as deep as a cup, and all the King's army could not pull it up.
Ans. A well.
10.
Long legs, crooked thighs, short head and no eyes.
Ans. A tongs.
11.
I washed my face in water that never rained or ran,
And wiped it with a towel that was never woven or spun.
