School: Ballybay (B.) (roll number 10574)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Mac Pártholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 225
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- How far can a rabbit run into a wood?
The centre
What goes up the chimney down But can't go down the chimney up?
An Umbrella
As I went through yon guttery gap I met my uncle Davy
I took off his hat and sucked his blood And left him lying easy
A bottle of whiskey
What goes up a ladder with its head down?
Nail in a mans boot
What goes from Town to Town and never moves?
The Road
Patches upon patches and no stitches?
Head of Cabbage
If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans Says a fellow to a fellow what a fellow means
How many "F"s in that
None
What is the Holiest thing in a house Strainer(continues on next page)
