School: Garrysallagh
- Location:
- Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Greally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 204
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- Q What has an eye and cant see?
A A needle.
Q Four sticks standers, four lily landers, two peepers, two pokers a licker and a sweeper?
A A cow.
Q What side of the cat's tail is the most fir on?
A The outside.
Q In yonder meadow there is a table and in the table there is a drawer and in the drawer there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup and everyone has to taste it?
A Death.
Q A leaper of ditches a clipper of thorns a little brown cow with a pair of leather horns?
A A hare.
Q A roomful a houseful and could not catch a spoonful?
A Smoke.
Q If a cat took a tin of carbide what would be the consequence?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Pollareagh, Co. Cavan
