School: Shangannamore (roll number 892)
- Location:
- Shanganagh More, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Michael Mac Rághnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 059
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- Q. Old Mrs. Twinkster had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly and every time she went out through the gap, she left a bit of her tail in the trap.
Answer. A needle sowing a stocking
Q. Four little sisters all on one trade, whatever one loses, the other one gains.
A. Four knitting needles.
Q. What is the hardest key to turn?
A. A stubborn donkey.
Q. As black as ink, as white as snow, and hops on the road like a hailstone.
A. A Magpie.
Q. Three fourths of a cross, a circle complete, one straight stroke where two circles meet an angle triangle that stands on two feet, two semi-circles and a circle complete.
A. Tobacco
Q. What is the difference between a black hen and a white hen?
A. A white hen can lay an egg the colour of herself.
Q. What has a head but cannot move it?
A. A pin
Q. As I walked thrugh a garden of wheat, I found a little thing which I could eat. It was neither flesh fish nor meat, what was it?
A. An egg(continues on next page)
