School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0177
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- The cross of a plough, the kiel of a ship an a in the middle without any more name me a village between Navan and Fore.? Crossakiel
If you built a wall from here to Galway what height would it be.?
The height of nonsense.
What county fits in a bottle.? Cork.
The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space the beginning of every end and the end of every place.?
The letter E.
What is the difference between a postage stamp and a schoolmaster.?
One sticks with a lick and the other licks with a stick.
How many sides has a circle?
Two. The inside and the outside.
When is a ship like snow?
When it is a drift.
What is it, that the man who makes it does not want it, and the man that wants it never sees it? A coffin.
Why is a good wife always worth five shillings?
Because she is a crown to her husband.
Why are the houses of bald people the easiest to break into? Because their locks are few.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Galboystown, Co. Meath
