School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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- (continued from previous page)A A woman milking a cow.4
Q. A lepper of ditches, a clipper of thorns a little brown cow with two leather horns
A. A rabbit.5.
Q. Little thing, little thing, sits by the wall it eats all it gets but drinks none at all.
A. A fire.6.
Q. As black as ink as white as milk and hops on the ground like hail-stones.
A. A magpie.7.
Q. As I was going out in a slippery gap I met my Uncle Davy
I cut off his head and left his body lying easy
A. A head of cabbage8.
Q. As round as an an apple as deep as a pail it never cries out till its caught by the tail
A. A bell.9.
Q. What is the difference between an aeroplane and a tree?
A. One leaves its shed and the other sheds its leaves.10.
Q. Eight arms, but no hand; a wooden leg, but cannot stand; is often wet, but cannot feel; has no boots, but is shod of with steel; a dress of silk, with a belt around the middle; now can you guess this silly riddle
A. An umbrella.11.
Q. What is it that is full of holes and yet holds water?
A. A sponge.12.
Q. What pain do we make light of?
A. A window-pane.13.
Q. Who always makes you cross?
A. The man at the ferry, of course(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Collector
- Mary O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford