School: Cill Ríchill
- Location:
- Kilreekill, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál S. Ó Gaoithín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0157
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- 1. Why does a hen pot? Because she cannot lick it.
2. Twenty sheep went out a gap. Twenty more went after that. Six and seven, twice eleven, three and two. How many is that? Five
3. The more you take out of it the bigger it gets. A hole or a grave.
4. What do liars do after death? They lie still.
5. Black and white and red all over. - A newspaper
6. How many thorns in an acre of furze? - One and all the rest.
7. What is the difference between a lady and a soldier? - One faces the powder and the other powders the face.
8. Little thing, little thing smaller than a mouse. It was more windows than a kings house. - A thimble.
9. What is deeper than the sea? - A tailor's thimble.
10. Why does a cow look over the wall? Because she cannot look under it.
11. What is the difference between a school teacher and an engine driver? One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
12. Why is a toffee like a race horse? Because the more you like it the faster it goes.
13. What is it that turns without moving? Milk
14. What is like half the moon? The other half
15. What makes more noise than a pig at a gate? Two pigs.(continues on next page)
