School: Carlingford (B.)
- Location:
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
- Teacher: C. Ó Blunaigh
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- (Contributed by Thos. Thornton, Dundalk St.)1. Forty sheep went out a gap. Forty more followed that, a shepherd and his dog. How many feet were that?
Answer - Two.2. Patch upon patch without any stitches. Riddle me that and I'll buy you a pair of breeches.
Answer - A head of cabbage.3. As round as an apple, as plump as a ball. Can climb the church over steeple and all.
Answer - The sun. - (Contributed by Dominic McGrath - Falcon House).
1. What side is the handle of a mug on?
Answer - The outside.
2. Why does a cow look over a ditch?
Ans. - Because she can't look under it.
3. Why does a hen pick a pot?
ans. - Because she can't lick it.- Informant
- Dominic Mc Grath
- Gender
- Male