School: Clarecastle (C.)
- Location:
- Clarecastle, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Aoife Ní Mhíodhcháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 441
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- (continued from previous page)Q A hardworking man, a lazy old woman, twelve little children dressed in black.
A A block
Q Why is an old stocking like a mouse?
A Because it always runs into holes.
Q Why are tall people the laziest?
A Because they are always the longest in bed.
Q Why does a cow look over the wall?
A Because she cannot look under it.
Q Why does a hen pick a pot?
A Because she cannot lick it.
Q What is it that moves and yet it never moves?
A Milk
Q What is the quickest way to hospital?
A To fall under a bus.
Q I have a little house and a mouse wouldn't fit in it. All the men in the town couldn't count all the windows in it?
A A thimble.
Q Where was Moses when the light went out?
A In the dark
Q Where was the candle lit first?
A On the top
Q What is it that walks with its head down?
A A nail in a boot.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Reynolds
- Gender
- Female
