School: Caisleán Nua (C) (roll number 15772)

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 126

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    Black and white and red all over.?
    A newspaper.
    Why is a ballon like a tramp.?
    Because it has no visible means of support.
    As I went to London I saw a great wonder two pots boiling and no fire under.?
    Two pots of lime.
    What is it that we often part with but seldom give away.?
    A comb.
    Why does a hen pick a pot.?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    As round as an apple as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man.
    A penny.
    As round as an apple as deep as a pail and never roars out until tis caught by its tail.
    A bell.
    What goes to Dublin and never moves?
    The road.
    Why does a cow look over the wall?
    Because she cannot look under it.
    How would you make a road broad.?
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