School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)
- Location:
- Ballintra, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 184
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- Why is a game of cards like a timber yard?
Answer:- Because there are always a number of deals in it.
Why is latitude like a clothes line?
Answer:- Because it stretches from pole to pole.
Everything has it and so has a needle.
Answer:- A name.
Old McSwitcher, she has but one eye and a long tail which she lets fly. Every time she goes through the gap, she leaves a piece of her tail in the trap.
Answer:- A needle and thread.
Why is a tree like a dog?
Answer:- Because they both have barks.
Two black men and a white man went for a drive in a car. The two black men ate the white man, what was the number of the car.
Answer:- Two, eight, one. (281)
What has wings and can’t fly.
Answer:- A cart.
What must a person do before coming down the stairs?
Answer:- Go up them first.
Why does a cow look over the hill?
Answer:- Because she can’t look through it.
Compare a pair of blankets and railway lines.(continues on next page)
