School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Mac Eoin
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    grows.
    A. A candle.
    Q. Tis full of holes and holds water.
    A. A sponge.
    Q. Tis in, 'tis out, 'tis like a trout, 'tis slippery, wet, and gressy.
    A. Your tongue.
    Q. Tis black, tis white, and red all over.
    A. A book.
    Q. Why would a sparrow be angry if you called it a pheasant.
    A. Because you would be making game of it.
    Q. It is neither flesh, feather, nor bone, corries legs, and walks in none.
    A. A train.
    Q. Why is a post stamp like a school- boy.
    A. One you lick with a stick, and the other you stick with a lick.
    Q. What is it that has one eye and cannot see.
    A. A needle.
    Q. How many feet has sixteen sheep, a shepherd and his dog.
    A. Two feet. Shepherd (rest legs.)
    Q. What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English