School: Clochar na Trocaire
- Location:
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0057
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- Why is Sunday the strongest day in the week?
Because all the rest are week days.
Why does a hen peck the pot?
Because she cannot lick it.
Why does a hen cross the road?
To get to the other side.
What has a tongue and it cannot talk?
A shoe.
As green as a bank, and as deep as a trench and fit for a lord and a lady.
A grave.
What has two ears and it cannot hear?
A pot.
As round as a rainbow and has teeth like a cat and all the men of Erin would not answer me that.
A briar.
Long legs, small thigh, round head, no eyes.
A tongs.
What must you do before you come down the stairs?
Go up first.
Why is a cat's tail like a swan's bosom?
Because it grows down.
A lazy old woman, a hard working man, and twelve little children as black as the pan.
A clock.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clogh North, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Connolly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clogh North, Co. Galway
