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School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)

Location:
Baile an Teampaill Theas, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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    like a rat. You could guess for ever but you couldn’t guess that?
    Ans – A pipe.
    The man who made it never wore it and the man who wore it never saw it?
    Ans – A coffin.
    What letters would you rather than any of the others?
    Ans – Y Z (wise head)
    A little man in the middle of the field. Catch his hand and his nose will bleed?
    Ans – A pump.
    What hops on the ground like hailstone?
    Ans – A magpie.
    What goes all around the house and stops at the door?
    Ans – A brush.
    What is the dirtiest thing in the house?
    Ans – The clock because it never washes it’s face.
    Ink Ank under a bank – ten drawing four?
    Ans – A person milking a cow.
    What is put on the table and cut but never eaten?
    Ans – A pack of cards.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Aongusa
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Uí Riagáin, Co. Chorcaí