School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 252
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- 1. What goes up the stairs and never makes a noise?
A carpet.
2. Why is your ankle between your knee and you toe?
To keep the calf away from the corn.
3. What brakes and falls without causing any damage?
Day and night.
4. What is it that never eats with its teeth
A comb.
5. What word of eight letter will have ten left after we have taken away five?
Tendency
6. What has more windows than the king's palace?
A thimble/
7. If you raise your hat to a lady what man can make you do so for him?
Your barber.
8. What has panes all over but never feels them?
A window
9. What bird's name suggest's what we all do at dinner?
Swallow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nita Murray
- Gender
- Female
