School: Robinstown (roll number 9039)
- Location:
- Robinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Teresa Coyne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 335
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- A nightwatchman dreamt that a certain hourse was going to win the race. Next morning he told his master, who went to the races and betted on the horse, the horse won and the man got the money. When he came home he gave the nightwatchman ten shillings and sacked him. What did he sack him for?
A nightwatchman's duty is to watch at night and not to sleep.Why is a man about to strike a person like a clock that is about to strike 12:59?
Because he was about to strike one.What goes out but never leaves the place it is in!
The fire.Why is it cruel to cut grass?
Because you can here it (moaning) mowing.Twenty sick (six) went out a gap one fell dead and how many came back?
NIneteen.What part of a black cow is the whitest?
Her Milk.What part of the cow goes out the gap first?
Her breath.What did My West buy the candle for?
A penny.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Corley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mark Corley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Grange, Co. Meath
