School: Buidheachair (Rockcorry)
- Location:
- Buíochar, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Énrí
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- X What is the next light compared with daylight?
Lamplight, because it shows light all round the globe.
XI Why is a wood like a luggage-van?
Because it is full of trunks.
XII When is a ship in love?
When she is attached to a buoy (boy)
XIII What is the difference between a dog and Father Christmas?
A dog bites and Santa Claus (claws)
- XIV What word in the English language is both sweet and sour?
Tart.
XV What is the difference between a school-master and a station-master?
One trains the mind and the other minds the train. - Collector
- L. Mc Murray
- XVI What coloured letters do we eat?
Green peas.
XVII What has neither flesh nor bone and yet has four fingers and a thumb?
A glove.
