School: Belcarra (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mary T. Moran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 418
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- What time will it be when an ass has three quarters of a turnip eaten?
"A quarter to eat." (eight)How many ladders would reach the moon?
"One if it was long enough."How many wells go to make a river?
"None. They all flow."How many sticks go to build a crow's nest?
"None, they are all carried."If an apple was divided equally among four people what time would it be?
"Time to eat it."Headed like a thimble, tailed like a rat, you may guess forever but you'll never guess that?
"A pipe."(continues on next page)
