School: Presentation Convent, Baltinglas
- Location:
- Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
- Teachers: Sr Treasa Sr Ailbhe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0916, Page 417
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- 9th November 1937.What pears grow on apple trees?
Ans. A pair of apples.
A little wood, a little wire, a little house without a fire. What is it?
Ans. A Bird's Cage.
What turns without moving?
Ans. Milk, it turns sour.
What has teeth, but cannot bite?
Ans. A comb or a saw.
If it takes a piece of cloth to make a coat and vest, what would it take to make a suit?
Ans. A trosours.
What is the key-note of good manners?
Ans. "B" natural.
What is the centre of gravity?
Ans. The letter "V."
A hand full of fingers and thumbs but no flesh or bones.
Ans. Gloves.
Why is the letter "A" like a honey-suckle?
Ans. Because it is followed by a "B."
- Collector
- Agnes Gaskin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
