School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)
- Location:
- Rosenallis, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs L. Dagg
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 424
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- (continued from previous page)Why is a dogs tail like the middle of a tree?
Because it is the farthest away from the bark.
If it takes half a yard of cloth to make a man's coat,what will it take to make his suit?
A tailor.
What is cut at the table and never eaten?
Cards.
What goes with its head down?
A nail in a boot.
What is that which we often say we will do and still we never did it?
Stop a minute.
What has hands and can't feel?
A clock.
Which would a man walk quicker,carrying one sack of flour or two sacks?
The man with two sacks if they were empty.
What is the difference between a donkey and a postage stamp?
One you lick with a stick and the other you stick with a lick.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Warren
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corbally, Co. Laois
