School: Killanure, Mountrath (roll number 8095)
- Location:
- Killinure, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ní Dhubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 045
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- (continued from previous page)What is it,the longer it lives the shorter it grows?
A candle.
When is a dog not a dog? When it is a greyhound.
When is a door not a door? When it is a jar (ajar)
What is full and holds more? A pot of potatoes.
What goes over the fire and under the fire and never touches the fire? A cake in a baker.
What goes over the water and under the water and never touches the water? The Moon.
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- Collector
- Séamus Ó Bhurcha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Killinure, Co. Laois
- What is the smallest thing a girl could stand in? Her shoe.
When is a door nice to eat? When it is Jambed.(continues on next page)
