School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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- (continued from previous page)Humpty, dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty, dumpty got a great fall
All the kings horses, and all the kings men
Are not able to put humpty, dumpty together again.
(Answer) An egg.
A basket of eggs cost so much, what would a load of turf come to?
(Answer) Ashes.
What fish cannot swim?
(Answer) A dead one.
How are burglars like railway trains?
(Answer) Because they remove other peoples goods, without disturbing the sleepers.
On which side of a jug is the handle?
(Answer) On the outside
When is a fish like a bird?
(Answer) When it rises to take a fly.
Which house is never dark?
(Answer) The lighthouse(continues on next page)
