School: Cluainteach (roll number 10329)
- Location:
- Cloontagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Garaidh
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- What is it that has one foot, one head and four legs?
A bed.Why does a hen cross the road?
To get to the other side.What would you fill an empty barrel with to make it lighter than it was?
With holes.Why is the letter "t" like an island?
Because it is in the middle of water.What crack is invisible to the naked eye?
The crack of a whip.What is the strongest day of the week?
Sunday, because all the rest are "weak" days. - What has legs and cannot run? A stoolWhat goes round the wood and round the wood and never touches the wood?
A [?] in a man's pocket.What stands one side of the wood and eats on the other?
A pig eating out of a trough.(continues on next page)- Collector
- M. Ó Cuinn
- Gender
- Male