School: Currach Chluana (Croughclooney) (roll number 7885)
- Location:
- Curraghcloney, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- (continued from previous page)Why is the newly born baby like an asses tail ? Because it was never seen before.
What makes more noise under a gate than a pig ? Two pigs.
Why does a chimney smoke ? Because it cannot chew.
Why does a hen pick a pot ? Because she cannot lick it.
As I went into town I met three people they were neither men nor women or children. What were they ? A man, a woman and a child.
Ink, ank under the bank ten drawing four ? A woman milking a cow.
As round as a marble as flat as a pan the whole of a woman and the half of a man ? A penny.
What is full and holds more ? A pot of potatoes when you pour water in.
What man wears the biggest hat ? The man with the biggest head.
Why does a baker wear a white hat ? To cover his head.
