School: Drummond
- Location:
- Drummin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: P. Ó Murchadha
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- Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she can't lick it.
What is always behind time?
The back of a watch.
Why is toffee like a racehorse?
The more you lick it the faster it gets.
Why is a dirty boy like flannel?
It shrinks from washing.
Why does a cow look over a ditch?
Because she can't look under it.
What is no use until it is broken?
An egg.
Why does a blackman never tell secrets?
Because he always keeps dark.
Why does not a clock strike fourteen?
Because it hasn't the face to do so.
What part of a cow goes out in the gap first
Her breath.
As round as an apple as flat as a pan the head of a woman the whole of a man?
An old penny.
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, the men in Ireland could not draw it up?
A moon shining on a well(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Kielthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drummin, Co. Carlow