School: Clochar na Trocaire
- Location:
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0055
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- Why is there so little honey in Britain?
Because there is only one b in it.
Who was the first whistler? The wind.
When is a sailor like a stable?
When he is aloft.
When does the pine pine?
When the leaves leave.
Why was the cat caught?
Because its paws paused.
Which fish is the best carpenter?
The saw fish.
What part of the turkey does the farmer like? The crop.
When is a bot like a parcel? When he is wrapped in thought.
Why did the top stair stare?
Because it saw the compass point.
Why is a spider a good letter writer?
Because he drops a line at every post.
What tree grows best in a fire? Ashes.
Why is a fox in a henroost like a house on fire? Because the sooner it is put out the better.
When are we all artists?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs K. Fitzmaurice
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
