School: Brownhill (roll number 11427)
- Location:
- Tirnaskea North, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Ghamail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0955, Page 009
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- (continued from previous page)20. What has teeth and cannot eat? A saw?
21. What wears shoes but cannot take them off? A horse
22. What leaves rags on the hedge? The dew
23. Why should you not tell secrets in a corn field? Because there are too many ears in the field.
24. When is there a difference between a lady and her looking-glass? When the one talks without reflecting and the other reflects without talking.
25. When does a man impose upon himself? When he taxes his memory.
26. What coloured letters do we eat? Green peas.
27. Why is the sun like a good loaf? Because it is light when it rises.
28. Why are pretty women unlike dogs? They show their teeth but don't bite.
29. Why is your nose in the middle of your face? It is the scenter.
30. Why is a pullet crossing the road like a robbery with violence? It is a fowl proceeding.
31. Why is it that we have never known a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Traynor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockronaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- Betty Wilkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corragh (Maxwell), Co. Monaghan
- Collector
- John Irwin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killygavna, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr John Wilkinson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corragh (Maxwell), Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs H. Traynor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockronaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr W. Irwin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killygavna, Co. Monaghan
