School: Ardaghy, Omeath
- Location:
- Ardaghy, Co. Louth
- Teacher: B. Mac Craith
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- Q (1) What is it that has too much for one, enough for two and nothing for three?
A A secret.Q (2) Goes round the house and a harrow after it?
A A hen and a flock of chickens.Q (3) The older it gets the smaller it grows?
A A candle.Q (4) What is higher and handsomer when the head is off?
A A pillow.Q (5) Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten?
A Because it is gone out of your head.Q (6) It's black and white and read all over?
A A newspaper.Q (7) Black and white went up the hill, black came down and white stayed up?
A An egg.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Sloane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Bavan, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Peter Sloane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Bavan, Co. Louth