School: Bouleenshere (C.) (roll number 12865)
- Location:
- Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mary A. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 399
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What is the longest word in the English language.
A. Smiles, because there is a mile between the first and last letter.Q. If a cwt of coal coat ten shillings what would a ton of coal come to.
A. Ashes.Q. In Amsterdam tis common, in Germany it is still, tis always in a mountain and never in a hill.
A. The letter m.Q. The man that made it never wore it, the man that wore it never saw it.
A. A coffin.Q. Could you kill a rat in an empty bag.
A. No because if the rat was in it it would not be empty.Q. What key is the hardest to turn.
A. A donkey.(continues on next page)
