School: Ballyhaise
- Location:
- Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Thos. Plunkett
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- Riddle: What was the first bet ever made
Answer: The Alphabet
R: What goes round the wood but does not go in
A: The bark
R: What root are policemen familiar with?
A: The beat route (beet-root)
R: What is brought to the table often cut but never eaten
A: A pack of cards
R: Why is it cruel to cut grass
A: Because we can't hear it groan
R: What is the smallest room in the world
A: A mushroom
R: Why is a watch like a river
A: Because it will not go far without winding
- Collector
- Thomas Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
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“If you Throw a Man Out of a Window...”
If you throw a man out of a window what does he fall against? His inclination.
