School: Ballincor
- Location:
- Ballincor Demesne, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Julia Liffey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 169
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Little white Nancy she sits by the wall
She (eats) drinks all she gets and eats none at all.
Ans: A lamp.
Whats the difference between a ct and a comma
Ans: One has claws at the end of the paws and the other is a paws at the end of the clause.
What has four legs and only one foot.
Ans: A bed.
What goes up when the rain comes down.
Ans: An umbrella.
Over the fire and under the fire and never touches the fire.
Ans: A cake of bread.
What has a head and can't get a hat to fit it.
Ans: Bray head.
If a man got sixpence for walking thirty mile
What would he get for walking a hundred mile.
Ans: Sore feet.
What animal improves after death
Ans: A pig because he is cured.
Why is a drawn tooth like something you have forgotten.
Ans: Because it is gone out of your head.
Little Miss Nancy with the red nose.(continues on next page)
