School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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A. To none of us because a peacock could not lay an egg.
Q. A hardworking farmer with twelve little children all the same colour.
A. A clock.
Q. Four bottles on top of a hill, they are turned down but they will not spill.
A. A cow's udder.
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A. Eleven children.
Q. Why does a cow look over the wall.
A. Because she cannot look under it.
Q. What is half the moon like.
A. The other half.
Q. If you fell off a tower what would you fall against.
A. Your will.
Q. What is the weight of the moon.
A. Four quarters.
Q. Jenny with the white petticoat Jenny with red nose. The longer she stands the shorter she(continues on next page)
