School: An Ghráinseach, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12700)
- Location:
- Grange West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Díomsaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0377, Page 262
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- 1. Why is a bow-legged man very brave?
Because his knees never knock.
2. What are the biggest ants in the world?
Giants and elephants.
3. Why does a shoemaker work late at night?
Because its never too late to mend.
4. Why is a half-penny like a tired horse?
Because it wont go far.
5. What is the worst kind of weather for rats and mice?
When it pours cats and dogs?
6. What is the most important room in a dentists house?
The drawing room.
7. Why is a policeman a strong man?
Because he holds up traffic with one hand.
8. As round as a marble, as plump as a ball, can climb over church, steeple and all?
The sun.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Taaffe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange West, Co. Cork
