School: Carlingford (B.)
- Location:
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
- Teacher: C. Ó Blunaigh
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- 1. Why is a vain young lady like a drunkard?
Ans. - Because they are both fond of the glass.
2. A man has an 8-gallon drum, and he wants four gallons from it. He has only 3-gallon and 5-gallon measures, and how does he do it?
Ans. - He fills the 3-gallon tin, and empties it into the 5-gallon tin. He then fills the 3-gallon tin again and empties it into the 5-gallon tin which will hold two gallons. Now he has to empty the 5-gallon into the 8-gallon tin. He has 1 gallon in the 3-gallon tin which he empties into the 5-gallon tin. Now he must fill the 3-gallon tin again and empty it into the 5-gallon tin, and he will then have 4 gallons in the 5-gallon tin.
3. When is a shoemaker dying?
Ans. - When he is preparing the sole for the last.
4. What palace is all windows? - A thimble.
5. What has three feet and can't walk? - A pot.
6. White as milk and as blue as ink, and hops on the road like a ball.
Answer - Magpie.
- Informant
- John White
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
