School: Coore (Cora), Mullach (roll number 10191)
- Location:
- Coor West, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Midheach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 367
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They were neither men, women or children, What were they?
A. A man, woman, and a child.R. What's the difference between a schoolmaster and an engine driver?
A. One trains the mind, the other minds the train.R. Why is the letter "t" like an island?
A. Because its in the middle of water.R. Why is a toffee like a racehorse?
A. Because the more you lick it the faster it goes.R. I have a little house, a mouse wouldn't fit in it. And all the men in Clare wouldn't count all the windows in it?
A. A thimble.R. What goes around the wood, and around the wood, and never gets into the wood?
A. The bark of a tree.R. What's full and holds more?
Ans. A pit full of potatoes, you can fill it with water.(continues on next page)
