School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- How many feet have four hundred sheep a shepherd and his dog?
Two.
What dog is always three feet long?
A yard dog.
What has three feet and cannot walk?
A pot.
What goes from here to Dublin without ever stirring?
The road.
Why does a cow look over the ditch?
Because she can't look under it.
Why is a cow's tail like a new-born baby?
Because it was never seen before.
What part of a cow goes over the ditch first?
Her mind.
Why does a hen cross the road?
To get to the other side.
Why doesn't the clock strike thirteen?
Because it has not the face to fo it.
What is the shyest thing in the world?
The clock; because it always has its hands on its face.
What tree brings the most fruit to the market?
An axle tree.
Why is dancing like new milk?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Stasia Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hayestown Great, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Joseph Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Hayestown Great, Co. Wexford
