School: Ballyrahan, Tinahely
- Location:
- Ballyraheen, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mheachair
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- (continued from previous page)As I went by Ballyellis wall I heard a man that let a call. His ears were made of flesh his mouth was made of horn. O! was there ever such a man born.
Ans. A cock crowing.Which does a wax candle or a tallow candle burn the longest?
Ans. Neither they both burn shorter.What is it that is as round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all.
Ans. The sun.What is it that the longer it stands the shorter it gets?
Ans. A candle.The King of Manchester sent to his sister a bottomless vessel to hold flesh and bone.
Ans. A Ring.What asks no questions but answers many calls.
Ans. A bell on a door.
