School: Whiterock (roll number 13820)

Location:
Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
J. Faulkner
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  1. Q. What goes round the house and leaves a loaf on every window?
    A. The Snow.
    Q. What grows down with its roots up?
    A. A bow's Tail
    Q. The hittick the hattick the double kinattick with the bunch on the end?
    A. A churn dash
    Q. Why are tall people lazier than short ones?
    A. Because they are longer in bed.
    Q. What is killed before it is cured?
    A. A pig.
    Q. Which travels faster heat or cold?
    A. Heat, because you can catch cold.
    Q.What was four weeks old with Adam and is still four weeks old?
    A. The Moon.
    Q. What goes up to every door but never goes in?
    A. A Path.
    (continues on next page)
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