School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 50
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- (continued from previous page)(Because it was built for a sovereign and finished for a sovereign)
(2) Why is a donkey like a postage stamp?
(One goes with the lick of a stick and the other goes on with the stick of a lick)
(3) What does it take to make a pair of shoes.
(Two)
(4) Why was the elephant the last animal to go into the ark.
(Because it had to stay behind to pack its trunk)
(5) What was only one month old when Adam was no more and before it was two months Adam was four score?
(The moon)
(6) A man met another man and said. Good morrow to you and your twenty sheep. The man replied I haven't twenty nor the half of twenty. But if I had as many more and half I would have twenty. How many had he?
(Seven sheep)
(7) Who is it that the King of England and the Pope of Rome have to lift their hats to?
(The barber)
(8) Why was Adam a good runner?
(Because he was first in the human race)
(9) There were two Yankees walking up the street(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Armour
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughnagin, Co. Donegal
