School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 309
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What goes round the wood, and is never in the wood?
A. The bark on a tree.
Q. One half dead and the other half living, and a tail wagging?
A. A dog with its head in a pot.
Q. Why does a bull look over a hedge. Because he can't look over it?
Q. What goes round the house and a trail after it?
A. A hen and a flock of chickens.
Q. Why is a hungry man like a baker?
A. Because he needs (kneads) bread.
Q. Black and white went up the hill, black came down and white stood still?
A. A hen laying an egg.
- Q What tree when burned remains the same?
A The ash.
Q Why would your nose not be 12 inches long.
A Because it would then be a foot.
Q What has an eye, no face, legs, or hands?
A A needle.
Q What has a mouth and no face or body?
A A river.
Q What is the difference between a doctor and a tailor(continues on next page) - Collector
- Tom Beatty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
