School: Coore (Cora), Mullach (roll number 10191)
- Location:
- Coor West, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Midheach
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- (continued from previous page)R. What's the difference between your overcoat and a baby?
Ans. One you wear, and the other you were.R. Why is the letter "b" like fire?
Ans. Because it makes oil boil.R. Why are clouds like coachmen?
Ans. Because they both hold the reins.R. Born at the same time as the world Supposed to live as long as the world yet never five weeks old?
Ans. The Moon.R. Why is a baker a silly fellow?
Ans. Because he parts with what he kneads.R. Black and white, and read all over
Ans - A newspaper.R. If "i" was in the sun and "u" out of it. What would that be?
Ans - Sin.R. What bird can lift the heaviest weights?
Ans - A crane.R. When is a person somewhere else than where is.
Ans. When he is beside himself.R. What is the centre of Gravity?
Ans. The letter 'v'
