School: Berrings (Measctha) (roll number 4186)
- Location:
- Berrings, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Drisceoil
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- Constantinople is a very big word and if you cannot spell it you are a great dunce.
It.
What is the difference between twice two and two and two?
One is multiplication and the other is addition.
Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she cannot lick it.
Why does a hen cross the road?
To get over to the other side.
Why does a cow look over the fence?
Because she cannot look under it.
What is the difference between a donkey and a stamp?
You should lick one with a stick and you should stick the other with a lick.
What runs fast but has no legs?
Water from a tap.
Over the fire and under the fire but does not touch the fire. What is it.
A cake in a bastable.
If a fellow met a fellow in a narrow field, said a fellow to fellow what a fellow means. How many f's in that?
There is no "f" in the word that.
- Collector
- Hannah Coakley
- Gender
- Female
