School: Dangan (roll number 7352)
- Location:
- Dangan (King), Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Thomas O' Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0254, Page 290
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- (continued from previous page)Ans = When it is raining cats and dogs.
What is the biggest ant in the world
Ans. An elephant
When is a soldier like a baby
Ans = When he is in arms
Why is a soldier like a woman
Ans = One powders the face and the other faces the powder.
Why is a wood like a luggage van
Ans = Because both have trunks.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
Ans = An umbrella.
- Where did the cock crow when he was heard by all living?
Ans. In the ark.
When is a Scotchman like a donkey?
Ans. When he stands on his "banks" and braes".
Where were the three last nails that were driven into the ark struck.?.
Ans. On the head.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Carmel Glancy
- Gender
- Female
