School: Shercock (2)
- Location:
- Shercock, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Cluig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 331
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- Q Trip, Trap and Tray were three dogs names, which was the bitches name?
A Which
Q What goes round the house and round the house and lies in the corner at night?
A A brush.
Q White and black and read all over?
The news paper.
Q As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, one side a woman and the other side a man?
A penny.
Q What part of a bus reaches the town first?
A The noise
Q Twenty-four white cows eating in a stall up comes a red cow and licks round them all?
A Your tongue.
Q What side of the cup is the handle on?
A The outside
Q Why is an old maid like a rotton orange?
A Because its not worth a squeezing.
- Collector
- Evelyn Oliver
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanco, Co. Monaghan
