School: Garrowhill, Longford (roll number 10344)
- Location:
- Garrowhill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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- What man is always on strike?
A blacksmith.
What eyes never shed a tear? A neadle's eye.
Wo sits before the king with his hat on
The coachman.
When the clock strikes 13 what time is it
Time to have it repaired.
Why does a priest have an easier time than a doctor or a loyar? It is easier to preach than to practise.
What relation is a door mat to a door step? A stepfather.
What does a battleship with 24 guns weight before it sets sail? Anchor.
What is it a cat can have and no other animal has it. Kittens.
What is full of holes and yet holds water? A sponge.
Who may marry many a wife and yet may live single all his life.
A Clergyman.
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- Bernadette Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartronlebagh, Co. Longford
