School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: D. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 291
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- (continued from previous page)a shepherd and his dog. ?
A. Two feet, shepherd. (rest legs)
Q. What is the difference between a tree and aeroplane. ?
A. A tree sheds its leaves, and an aeroplane leaves its shed
Q. There was a man who rode through our town grey grizzle was his name and that was three times I named his name, what is his name. ?
A. Waw.
Q. Three little bottles upon a red hill turned down and never spilled.
A. Bows tits.
Q. What part of a cow goes first ?
A. Her breath.
Q. As I was going to the fair of banoise
I met nine tinkers and their wives each wife had a cat, and each cat had a kitten, how many thinkers, cats, kittens, and waves were going to the fair of banoise?
A. None, I was going, and met them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael O' Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Betty Ville House, Co. Limerick
