School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)"Ink", "ank", under a bank - ten drawing four? = A person who is milking a cow.
Why is a sailor in prison like a blind man? = because one cannot go to sea & the other cannot see to go.
Why is a wet umbrella like a lump of fat? = Because it is always dripping.
What 'turns' without moving? = Milk. - What would make more noise in a parlour than a pig? = Two pigs
A room full, a house full & you could not get a spoon full? = Of smoke.
It is here, there & everywhere. It takes a bite as big as a horse's & still it never eats it? A scythe.
What is the best plan for a slow horse? = To tie him to a post & make him fast.
What is half of the moon like? = The other half.
What weight is the moon? = Four quarters.