School: Brownhill (roll number 11427)
- Location:
- Tirnaskea North, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Ghamail
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- (continued from previous page)42. What is the difference between a man walking up-stairs and a man looking after him? One steps up-stairs and the other stare up steps.
43. What is the difference between a boy kissing a girl and a boy looking at them? One is kissing a miss and the other is missing a kiss.
44. How would you make a coat last? Make the trousers and waistcoat first.
45. Why was Goliath suprised when David struck him with a stone? Because such a thing never entered his head before.
46. What is the longest word in the language? "Smiles" because there is a mile between the first and last letters.
47. What is the most wonderful animal on the farmyard? The pig. Because he is first killed and then cured.
48. Which travels slower, heat or cold? Cold because you can catch it.
49. What grows bigger the more you contract it? A debt.
50. When is coffee like the soil? When it(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
