School: Lisvernane, Glen of Aherlow (roll number 15677)
- Location:
- Lisvarrinane, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Patrick Lynch
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0581, Page 009
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- As I was walking through a field of wheat I picked up something that I could eat. It was neither fish, flesh, fowl nor bones and I kept it till it walked alone.
Ans. an egg
King William had it behind, Queen Mary had it before, and queen Anne hadn't it all, poor thing. Ans. M
Why is a flea compared to a train.
Ans. Because it always travels over sleepers.
What birds set us best examples? Ans. The crows because they never fight without cause (caws)
IT is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every place. Ans. The letter E
What preserve does a hen say after laying an egg?
Ans. Ma-me-laid (Marmalade)
It takes a minute to boil an egg how many minutes would it take to boil three eggs.
Ans. One minute
Which has hardest work tea or coffee? Ans. Tea because while coffee can settle down tea must stand and draw.
Which loses the most, a country when it loses its king or a king when he loses his country? Ans. The country loses a sovereign. The king only loses a crown.
What lady is it when nobody wants to know?
Ans. Mis-fortune(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs R. Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Galbally, Co. Limerick
