School: Roundwood
- Location:
- Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Peadar Réamonn
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- How many feet have forty sheep a shepard and his dog? Two.
What goes up a ladder with its head down?
A nail in a mans boot.
Why does a henspick a pot?
Because she can't lick it.
Sixty (six tea) cups upon a table take one away, how many is left? Five.
What is the shyest thing in the house?
A clock, because it keeps its hands on its face.
What fruit grows on electric wires?
Electric currants.
As black as ink, as white as milk and hops on the ground like hailstones?
A Magpie .
How many sorts of sticks do crows built their nests with?
Two sorts, crooked ones and straight ones.
Why is a good soldier always tired on the 1st of April. Because he is after 31 days March.
- Collector
- Liam Timmons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr William Timmons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
