School: Sixmilebridge (B.)

Location:
Six-mile-bridge, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Domhnalláin
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  1. Which fruit is a fowl and a berry?
    Gooseberry.
    From what word of five letters leaves one when you take away two?
    Stone.
    What insect does a black smith make?
    The Fly.
    Why are dogs like trees?
    Because they have a bark.
    What bow is it that no one can untie?
    The rain-bow.
    What tree grows near the sea?
    The Beech.
    Why is the letter B always lazy?
    Because it is always in Bed and never out of it.
    How do bees dispose of their honey?
    They cell it.
    What vegetables should never be taken on board ship?
    Leeks.
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