School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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- 35. What is the difference between a pill and a hill. Answer. One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
36. I went up the road and down the road and carried the road on my back. Answer. A ladder.
37. Why is a toffy like a race horse. Because the more you lick the more faster it goes.
38. Why does a donky eat thristle. Answer because he is an ass.
39. What bed cant you get a sheet for. Answer. The bed of a river.
40. What part of a cow goes out a gap first. Answer. His breath.
41. There is a little man he stands in the field if you rise up his hand his nose will bleed. Answer. A pump.
42. Two two two penny loves how many would yould get for two pence.
Answer Two looves
- Collector
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Derryhasna, Co. Limerick
