School: Fíodhnach (B.), Ráthluirc (roll number 4469)
- Location:
- Feenagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Scolaidhe
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- (continued from previous page)in a field. If you tipped his tail his nose would bleed.?
A Pump.
No. 13 There is a lady with a red little nose, the longer she lives the shorter she grows.?
A lighted candle.
No. 14 Why do people go to bed.?
The bed wont come to them.
No. 15 If you fell off an aeroplane what nationality would you come down in.?
"Russian" (rushing).
No. 16 As black as ink, as white as snow, and it hops on the ground like hailstones.? A magpie.
No, 17 I have a little house which is full of meat, with no windows or doors in it to let me in and eat.?
An Egg.
No. 18 As round as a marble, as(continues on next page)
