1. Its black and white and red all over?

2. It goes in dry it comes out wet, the longer its within the stronger it gets?

3. Ink, ank under a bank ten drawing four?

4. Four belly banders, four sticks standing, two hookeens, two crookeens, and a slashy about?

5. It goes around the house, round the house, and lies at the back door?

6. If there were twenty patches on a man's trousers what time would it be?

7. A jumper of ditches, a flapper of thorns, a poor little creature with two leather horns?

8. The quicker you lick it the faster it goes?

9. As I went out a boreen I met my Auntie Noreen. She had an iron nose and steel toes, and dear knows she would frighten the crows?

Answers:

1. A newspaper.

2. Tea in a tea-pot.

3. A woman milking a cow.

4. A cow.

5. A twig.

6. Its time for him to get a new one.

7. A rabbit.

8. A toffee.

9. A gun.