School: Ród (B.)
- Location:
- Rhode, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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- Question 1. What is the biggest ant?
Answer 1. An eleph-ant
Q2. What eats and never drinks?
A2. A fire
Q3. What is the greated wonder in Europe [?]
A3. That Hungary does not eat Turkey
Q4. Why is it that Ireland never sinks?
A4. Because it has Cork in it.
Q5. What's full and holds more?
A5. A pot-full of potatoes holds water
Q6. What runs and never walks?
A6. A river
Q.7 What is taken from you before you get it?
A7. A photograph
Q8. Why was Adam a good runner?
A8. Because he was first in the human race
Q9. Why is a horse cleverer than a mouse?
A9. Because he can run away with the trap
Q10. What is the key is the hardest to turn?
A10. A donkey
Q11. What does an artist like to draw best?
A11. His wages
Q12. If a man splits his sides with laughter what ought he do?
A12. Run until he would get a stitch in it.
A.12- Collector
- Francis Rowan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Nan Lenehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rhode, Co. Offaly