School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- An Baile Fionn, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 144
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Riddles (continued)
“Q Forty sheep went out in a gap...”
(continued from previous page)Q. Twenty-four white cows standing in a stall. Up came a red bull and over-licked them all? Your tongue and your teeth.
Q. What part of a cow goes into the house first? Her breath.
Q. What is most like half the moon ?
The other half.
Q. Where was Moses when the light went out ?
In the dark.
Q. I have a little sister, she sits by the wall. She eats all she gets and drinks none at all ?
A fire.
Q. When was beef at the highest ?
When the cow jumped over the moon.
Q. When did the blind man see ?
When he took up the cup and saucer (saw sir)
Q. If there was an elephant hanging over a cliff with his tail tied to a daisy, what height would he be from the ground ?
The height of nonsense.
Q. If it takes a yard of calico to make a jacket for a jackass how much castor oil would it take to physic an elephant ?
A dose.
Kathleen Phelan,
Ockanroe,
Ballyfin.
- Collector
- Kathleen Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Eocana Rua, Co. Laoise