School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 201
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- 1. What has three feet and cannot walk? A yard.
2. What is it that one man made and never wore and another man wore and never saw?
A Coffin.
3. What is it that all the people in the world are doing to-day.? Growing old.
4. What is it that has neither flesh nor bones but still has five fingers? A glove.
5. Why does a miller wear a white cap? To cover his head.
6. Patches upon patches and no stitches? A Cabbage.
7. Why does a hen pick?
Because she can't lick.
8. What ship do we all(continues on next page)
