School: Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 15506)
- Location:
- Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0510, Page 482
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- Big long Tom with a big red nose the quicker he runs the shorter he goes? A candle.
As I went up the mountains I met my Auntie Nora, with iron nose and steel toes; what is that that will frighten crows? A gun.
If I was in the sun and ll out of it, what would the become? Sin. (?)
What runs fast but has no legs? A tap.
What's smaller than a fly's mouth? The bit he eats.
What runs from here to Charlestown without moving? The road.
Why is an artist stronger than a horse? An artist can draw a castle and a horse can't.
What's the difference between a hill and a pill? One of them is hard to get up(continues on next page)
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