School: Doire an Bháis (roll number 13152)
- Location:
- Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Húbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 377
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- Q. What is always in an empty house
A. Plenty of room.
Q. Around the house around the house and at the backdoor?
A. A sweeping brush.
Q. What's the biggest backbiter in the world.
A. A flea
Q. Why is a sweepstake ticket like a toothache.
A. Because it means happiness for someone when drawn out.
Q. What is the first thing Adam planted in the garden
A. His foot.
Q. What goes up when the rain comes down.
A. An umbrella.
Q. Four aeroplanes went out together. One went North, one went South, one went East, one went West. How many come back.
A. Three. Because one went West.
Q. When a cow goes in a gap what part of her goes in first.
A. Her breath.
Q. It's as round as an apple as big as a cup and all the men Derry couldn't lift it up.
A. A well.
Q. As I went into a garden of met my Uncle Davy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Cusack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloondeash, Co. Mayo
