School: Bouleenshere (C.) (roll number 12865)
- Location:
- Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mary A. Walsh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 400
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A. A pot of potatoes boiling out on the fire.Q. Why does not a clock strike thirteen?
A. Because it has not the face to do so.Q. Two legs sat on three legs with one leg in hand, in came four legs and snapped away one leg up jumped two legs and caught three legs and threw it at four legs to bring back one leg.
A. A woman sitting on a stool eating a leg of mutton when in came a dog and snapped the leg of mutton then up jumped the woman and caught the stool and threw it at the dog to bring back the leg of mutton.Q. Riddle me, riddle me randy o, my father gave me some seeds to sow, when the seeds began to grow like(continues on next page)
