School: Shinrone (C.)
- Location:
- Shinrone, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mary Mc Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 106
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- Why is toffee like a racehorse?
Because the faster you lick it the faster it goes.
What goes around the wood but never goes into the wood?
The bark on a tree.
What tree grows nearest to the shore?
The beach.
What goes to the table is cut but never eaten? A pack of cards.
What is it the more you take from it the larger it gets?
A grave.
Why is a tree like a dog?
Because they both have a bark.
Why is the letter D like a sailor?
Because it follows the C(sea).
If a man had twenty patches on his trousers what time would it be?
Time for him to get a new one.
A man has one match to ligh(continues on next page)
