School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 11047)
- Location:
- Tullamore, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Gearóid Mac Piarais
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- If a king saw his image on a stamp, what would he say?
By gum I'm stuck.
What is the difference between a dairymaid, and a swallow?
One skims milk, and the other skims water.
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a postmaster?
One licks with a stick, and the other sticks with a lick.
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a train-driver?
One trains the mind, and the other minds the train.
What is the best way to make a pants last?
To make the coat and the waistcoat first.
Why does a person go to bed?
For the bed couldn't come to him.
What is worn by the foot, and sold by the yard?
A carpet.
What is the difference between a blind man and a sailor in prison?
One cannot see to go, and the other cannot go to sea.
