School: Toames, Maghcromtha (roll number 15478)
- Location:
- Tooms, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Búrca
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- Why is a policeman like a rainbow?
Because he is always out after a storm.
Why is marriage always a failure?
Because the bride doesnt marry the best man
Why is a horse a peculiar eater of food?
Because he eats best when he hasnt a bit in his mouth.
When is a queen like a piece of wood?
When she is a ruler.
Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat, you may guess for ever but never guess that - A pipe
Why is a man who grumbles like an over-baked loaf?
Because they are both crusty.Behind the house there is a well
And in the well there is a cup
And in the cup there is a sup
For every one to taste it.
DeathUnder the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire?
A cake in a bastable
What part of a cow goes over a fence first?
Her breath
There was a little house and a mouse couldnt live in it
And all the men in town couldnt count how(continues on next page)
