School: Castletowngeoghegan (C.) (roll number 2093)
- Location:
- Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Chonaire
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- (continued from previous page)Ans. An umbrella
I have a little sister called Nancy. She wears a long white dress and a little red nose. The more she lives the shorter she grows.
Ans. A lighted candle.
Two dead men fighting. Two blind men looking on. Two cripples running for the Guards, and two dummies shouting hurry on.
Ans. A lie
One half dead. One half alive and a tail wagging.
Ans. A dog with his head in a pot.
How many feet have forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
Ans. Two
What part of a cow goes into a shed first.
Ans. Her breath.
What is the difference between a telegraph pole and caster oil.
Ans. One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
Patch upon patch without any stitches riddle me that and I will buy you a pair of breeches.
Ans. A head of cabbage
Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat you may guess for ever, but you won't guess that.
Ans. A pipe(continues on next page)
