School: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 10499)
- Location:
- Kilgarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Adelaide Mac Carthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0312, Page 060
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- When is an artist a dangerous person.
When his designs are bad.
What is the difference between a pastry-cook and a bill poster?
One puffs up pastes and the other pastes up puffs.
What do you see people drink soup with?
Your eyes.
Why is coffee like an axe?
Because it must be ground before it is used.
What relation is the door-mat to the foot-scraper
A Step-father.
In which months do babies talk least?
February - the shortest.
When are the roads particularly greasy?
When the rain is dripping.
When would you expect to find a ship very clean?
When it leaves the wash.
What number is finished by adding one letter?
One - Add D and it is done.
What is the best way to make a cigarette light?
By pulling out half the tobacco.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jean Nagle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Miss Bryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 29
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
