School: Rathnure (C.) (roll number 12480)
- Location:
- Rathnure Upper, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Bholguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 327
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- (continued from previous page)What is it that never was, nor never will be?
A mouse's nest in a cat's ear.What is the difference between an ass and a postage stamp?
One you lick with a stick, and the other you stick with a lick.If you get up on an ass what would you get down on?
A goose.What is the shyest thing in the house?
The clock, because it covers its face with its hands.When is a clock dangerous?
When it strikes one.What goes up the stairs with their heads down?
Nails in the boots.Two Yankees standing on a bridge.
One said to the other I'm a father to your son.
What were they to each other?
Husband and wife.Why does a cow lie down?
Because she cannot sit.How many straws go to make a goose's nest?
None, because they are all carried.(continues on next page)
