School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 444
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- (continued from previous page)A Because she can't look under it.
Q Why does a hen cross the road.
A Because she wants to get to the other side.
Q How many feet has forty sheep a shepherd and his dog.
A Two feet.
Q What has eyes and cannot see.
A A bridge.
Q Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes.
A A Tongs Tongs
Q If your uncels sister was not your aunt what would she be to you
A Your Mother
Q Why are soldiers tierd on the first of April.
A Because their after a hard March.
Q Whats a child to its own Fathers who is not its own Fathers Son.
A A daughter.
Q As round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the kings army wouldent Pull it up.
A The mon in the bottom of a well.
Q The more you take from it the biger it gets.
A A grave or a hole.
Q If it took four men four days to a hole How long would it take one man to dig a half hole.
A None because you cant dig half a hole.
Q Ink Ank under a bank ten drawing four.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Quin
- Gender
- Male
