School: Ní fios/Unknown
- Location:
- Kilshannig, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ní fios Unknown
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- Q. As round as an apple as plump as a ball
can climb over the church over steeple and all.
A. The sun.
Q. What goes in dry and comes out wet.
A. Tea
Q. When is a penny like a hermit.
A. When it is a lone. (alone)
Q. What has a neck and body but nothing else.
A. A Bottle.
Q. Which ship do we all like to avoid.
A. Hardship.
Q. When should we lose our temper.
A. When it is a bad temper.
Q. Why should a hen be never untidy.
A. Because she carries a little comb with her.
Q. When is a womans hair like the sea.
A. When it is full of waves.
Q. Why does a hen peg a pot.
A. Because she cannot lick it.
Q. How can you cure a slow horse.
A. Tie it to a post, and make him fast.
Q. What has an eye, but cannot see.
A. A needle.
Q. What has four legs, but only one foot.
A. A bed.
Q. Why is a black hen better than a white hen(continues on next page)
