School: Brittas (roll number 12217)
- Location:
- Brittas, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: B. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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But she never played cards ever afterwards, because she got such a desprate fright.
- If a fellow met a fellow in a garden of beans, said a fellow, to a fellow, what a fellow means, how many f's in that? = None.
A riddle, a riddle, a farmer's fiddle alive in two ends, and dead in the middle? = A man ploughing.
A woman was cleaning a window, and five people passed, what time was it? = five (passed) past one.
Hairy in, and hairy out, and hairy into hairy's mouth? = A man putting on his stockings.
Why does a dog turn around twice, before he lies down? = Because one good turn deserves another.
Londonderry, Cork, and Kerry, spell me that, without a, K, = That.
Why is Cork the smallest county in Ireland? = Because it can fit into a bottle.
How deep is the sea? = Two deep.
What tree is of use in history? = The date.
If it took ten minutes to wash a baby, what would it take to dry it? = A towel.
What has three feet, and cannot walk? = A bed. - Collector
- Máire Ní hAnlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brittas, Co. Dublin
