School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba
- Location:
- Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 130
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- 1.
Why is a plum-cake like the ocean ?
Because it contains many currants.
2.
Why is necessity like an ignorant lawyer ?
Because it knows no law.
3.
What is taken from you before you get it ?
Your portrait.
4.
What word, by taking the first letter from it, makes you sick ?
Music.
5.
What is that which never flies but when its wings are broken ?
An Army.
6.
What is that never asks questions, but requires many answers ?
The door-bell.
7.
What part of a fish weighs most ?
The scales.
8.
Why is a ring like eternity ?
Because it has neither beginning nor end.
9.
Why did all the trams in Cork stop running on Wednesday last ?
To let the people out.
10.
Why is “I” the luckiest of all the vowels. ?
Because it is in the centre of bliss.
While “E” is in hell and all the others(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Harrison
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Catherine Harrison
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Ballinaya, Co. Mayo
