School: Achadh Mór
- Location:
- Aghamore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán P. Mac Shiúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 152
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- Q. Green as grass but grass it isn't, red as blood but blood it isn't, black as ink but ink it isn't. What is it?
A. A blackberry.
Q. Three people standing on a steeple, they were neither men, women, or children. What were they?
A. A man, woman and a child.
Q. What side of the mug is the handle on?
A. The outside.
Q. I went up the path and I met a man with a hundred patches on his jacket, what time was it?
A. Time to get a new one.
Q. What is in a motor that isn't wanted and couldn't do without?
A. The noise.(continues on next page)
