School: Cnoc an Choillín, Cootehall
- Location:
- Knockaculleen or Hollymount, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhártain
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- (continued from previous page)One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
36. What goes into the water red and comes out black?
A burning coal.
37. Whitie and Blackie went up the hill, Blackie came down and Whitie stayed still?
A hen laying an egg.
38. Would you rather an elephant killed you or a guerilla?
I'd rather the elephant killed the guerilla.
39. Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle and hard all round?
A bed.
40. What is the difference between a bottle of medicine and a hearth-rug?
One is shaken up and taken and the other is taken up and shaken.(continues on next page)
