School: Cluain Uamha (C.) (roll number 12828)
- Location:
- Cloyne, Co. Cork
- Teacher: E. Geeleher
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- Quest. What goes over a ditch before a cow?
Ans Her breath
Quest. What wears his heart on its head?
Ans A head of cabbage
Quest. What often toot to the table, often cut but never eatern?
Ans A pack of cards.
Quest. What has four legs and one foot?
Ans A bed
Quest. Why does a hen cross the road
Ans To go over to the other side
Quest. What has four legs and flies
Ans Two birds
Quest. Why is a horse when he is working, never hungry
Ans Because he has a bit in his mouth
Quest. Whats the difference between a seagull and a baby?
Ans A seagull cradles in a rock and a baby rocks in a cradle
Quest. What has an eye and cannot see?
Ans A needle
Quest. What's the loudest thing in the world
Ans A candle; because it wakes the dead- Collector
- Kitty Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloyne, Co. Cork