School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget
- Location:
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 130
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- (continued from previous page)Mass. When it was over the priest was very glad and he told the man he was going to heaven. This priest had a Mass to say for some person but died before he said it.
- How many balls of twine would reach the moon? Ans.:- One if it was long enough. What is alike about a fisherman and a beggar. Answer:- Both are looking for a bite. Whey is a nail fast in the wall like an old feeble man? Answer:- Because it is infirm. Why does a cow look over a ditch. Answer:- Because she could not look under it. What is the shyest thing in the world. Answer:- A clock, because it always has its hands to its face. What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a stamp. Answer:- One licks with a stick and the other sticks with a lick. Where was Moses when the light went out. Answer:- In the dark. What has a head and cannot get a hat to fit it. Answer:- Bray head. How far could you go into a wood. Answer:- As far as the middle of it. Why does a hen pick a pot. Answer:- Because she could not lick it. How could you get down off(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykealy, Co. Laois
