School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: D. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 304
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- (continued from previous page)How many feet has a man with ten sheep and a dog?
A. Two feet.
Q. What is it that had one eye and cannot see
A. A needle
Q. What is it that is black and white and it is read all over.
A. A Newspaper.
Q. Why does a miller wear a white hat?
A. To cover his head.
Q. What is half the moon like
A. The other half.
Q. What is it that the more you take from it the larger it gets?
A. A grave
Q. Why does an ass eat thistles
A. Because he is an ass.
Q. What goes up the the rain come down(continues on next page)
