School: Rear Cross, Newport (roll number 12124)
- Location:
- Rear Cross, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Muireadhaigh
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- 113 How is a jeweller compared to a jailor?
A jeweller sells watches and a jailor watches cells.
114 What is it that goes from house to house and is out at night? a patch
115 Twenty four white cows tied in a stall, up comes the red one and licks them all.
Your tongue and teeth.
116 Why does a baker wear a white hat ?
To cover his head
117 How many feet have forty sheep, a shepherd and his dog?
Two
118 Why did the soldiers shoot the clock in Dublin?
Because it had its hands up
119 What is it that has a head and a foot and four legs?
A bed - Collector
- Patrick Deere
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rear Cross, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Matthew Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rear Cross, Co. Tipperary
- 120 Spell broken down ditch in three letters.
G a p
121 What is it that comes to the table , is always cut, but never eaten?
A pack of cards.(continues on next page)
