School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 194
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Uncle David I through him down and sucked his blood and left his body easy.
Answer. Bottle of Beer
8 Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a K.
Answer That.
9 Why is Ireland like a bottle?
Answer Because there is a Cork in it.
10 Why should Ireland be the richest country in the world.
Answer. Because its capital is Dublin every year
11 As I went through a guttery gap I met my Uncle Tady. I put him in my pocket for fear the ducks would eat him. Then he began to bite me and I began to beat him. I through him in the Shough and called the ducks to eat him.
Answer. A Frog.
12 It is black and it is white and it is read all over.
Answer. A Newspaper.
13 It is neither within nor without and it is under the roof of the house.
Answer. A Window.
14 What goes round and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night.
Answer. A Twig
