School: Cill an Daingin
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533, Page 394
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- R: What it is that passes over the water and under the water still never touches the water?
A: An egg in a duck's belly.
R: Why does a hen pick a pot?
A: Because she cannot lick it.
R: Why does a cow look over the wall?
A: Because she cannot look under it.
R: Why does a cow dribble?
A: Because she cannot spit out.
R: Why does a hen cross the road?
A: To get to the other side.
R: Why are twice ten and twice eleven the same?
A: Because twice ten is twenty and twice eleven is twenty two.
R: What is most like half the moon?
A: The other half.
R: What dog is always three feet long?
A: A yard dog.
R: What animal when beheaded becomes larger?
A: Fox (ox)
R: As I went out a slippery sloppery gap, I met a cow in a little red cap. He had a stick in his hand and a stone in his belly. Riddle me that and I'll give you a penny.
A: A cherry.(continues on next page)
