School: Newtown, Borris
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Broin
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Why is it a hen picks the pot.?
Because she could not lick it.
What is alive at two ends and dead in the middle?
A farmer working with his horses and plough.
Humpy backed father, hollow backed mother, three black children all living together.
A pot.
What has four legs, a back and cannot walk.?
A chair.
What has pains and cannot complain.?
A window.
What is the strongest animal in the world?
A snail because it is able to carry its house on its back.- Collector
- Thomas Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhegan, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Simon Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballyhegan, Co. Carlow