School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Céin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 444
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- (continued from previous page)rest are week days. (weak)
Why does the hen cross the road? To get to the other side.
Why is a lame dog like a boy doing sums? Because he puts down 3 and carries one.
What guards have we at school? Blackguards
If I built a wall from here to Donegal what height would it be? The height of nonsense.
If a man had nine sons and each of them had a sister how many children has he? Ten.
What is the difference between a potato and an egg? The longer you'll boil a potato the softer it gets and the longer you boil an egg the harder it gets.
What goes before a cow? Her breath.
What goes round the wood and round the wood and never touches the wood?
The bark of a tree.
Why is a crow the bravest bird in the world? Because he never shows a white feather.
What eye never sheds a tear? The eye of a needle.
Why does a hen pick the pot? She can't lick it.
What is half the moon like? The other half.
Two fathers and two sons went into a public house for a drink. How much did the drinks cost at 9d each? Two shillings and three pence - (son- father &grandfather)
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a postage stamp?
One licks with a stick and the other sticks with a lick.
Why is a dog like a tree? Because they both have a bark.
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an engine driver?(continues on next page)
