School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 089
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- Question: What did Adam first plant in the Garden of Eden?
Answer: His foot
Q. Who was the smartest man that ever lived?
A. Adam, he was the first of the human race.
Q. Why is a burnt loaf like a sour man?
A. Because they are both crusty.
Q. Why is the letter "T" like Easter.
A. Because it comes at the end of Lent
Q. Why is a drunkard like a conceited lady?
A. Because they are both fond of the glass
Q. Why does a young lady prefer the letter "y"?
Q. Only for the letter "y" she would be a young lad.
Q. What peice of wood resembles a king?
A. The ruler.
A. If a man was born in New York, lived his life in England, died in Ireland and was buried in Italy, what kind of a man was he?
A. A Dead man.
Q. Two Yanks stood on top of a bridge,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
