School: Páirc Íseal (C.) (roll number 4794)

Location:
Lowpark, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha Ní Dhumhnaigh
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  1. Why does the clock look bashful ?
    "Because its hands are always before its face".
    If you rode five miles on a donkey's back where would you get down?
    " On a goose's back".
    As round as an apple,
    As deep as a cup,
    All the men in Londonderry,
    Couldn't lift it up.
    "A well"
    As round as an apple
    as flat as a pan,
    on one side a woman
    The other side a man.
    " A penny"
    Why does a man sneeze twice ?
    "Because he couldn't help it".
    Where was Moses when the light went out?
    "In the dark"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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