School: Mágh Rua (B.) (roll number 5880)
- Location:
- Moroe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John Maher
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- (continued from previous page)q. Which is heat or cold the faster.
A. Heat. because you could catch cold
q. Two cows sitting in a field one looking south and the other looking north and still they could see each other.
A. The two cows were facing each other.
q. Where is the clock the hungeriest.
A. When it is going to eight.
q. Which of the trees is the oldest.
A. The elder
q. When is a soldier not a soldier
A. Whenhe's in quarters.
q. Why is Cork the smallest county in Ireland
A, Because it fits in a bottle.
q. Why is a horse never hungry
A. Because he always has a bit in his mouth.
q. Spell mouse trap in three letters
A. Cat
q. Londerry Cork and Kerry spell me that withoug a K
A. that
q. if you took away the whole of it there is some left
A. wholesome
q. Spell blackbird in four letters
A. Crow
q. what is the difference between a schoolmaster and a stamp
A. One sticks with a lick and the other licks with a stick.
q. Four legs up and four legs down soft in the middle and hard all(continues on next page)
