School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Tuaithe (C.) (roll number 16251)
- Location:
- Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Ailís Ní Bhuadhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 167
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- (continued from previous page)A. Because its capital is Dublin (doubling)
Q What walks with its head down?
A A nail in your boot
Q One half dead, the other half living and a tail wagging?
A A dog with its head in a pot
Q. Two crookers, two lookers, four standards and a wagger
A A cow
Q Under the fire, over the fire and still never touches the fire
A A cake in an oven
Q Under the water, over the water and still never touches the water
A An egg in a duck's body
Q What is it a poor man has, a rich man wants, a deaf man hears and a blind sees?
A Nothing
Q Why is it useless to send a bird a bushel of oats?
A Because he takes it only in pecks
Q A head a foot and four legs
A A bed
Q. What tree has a lady's name?
A Olive(continues on next page)
