School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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- 56. what is the difference between a ladies jumper and a banana skin. ans. because both are easy to slip on
57. what has a cat that no other animal has. ans. kittens
58. what is the difference between a niahs ark and joan of ark. ans. one was made of wood and the other was made of oteeans
59. there is a little man he stands in the hall if you touch him he will roar, screach and ball. ans. a bell
60. why does a clock not strike fourteen. because it have not a face to do so.
62. round like a marble deep as a and all the kings army could not lift it. ans. a well
62. humpy dumpy sat on the wall humpty dumpty got a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men could not put humpy together again. ans. an egg
63. there is a field and in the field there is a house and in the house there press and in the press there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup for every one to take. ans. death
64. why is a balloon like a tramp. ans. neither have visible means of support.
65. why is a fly very tall. ans. because he stands over
66. when is a clock wicked. ans. when it strikes one
- Collector
- Thomas Begley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Montpelier, Co. Luimnigh
