School: Carrigabruise
- Location:
- Carrigabruse, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mc Enrae
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 164
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- Q:- Round the wood and round the wood and sleeps on the wood at night?
A:- A dish cloth
Q:- Three dogs went down a street, Trip, Tray and traveller, which (Which) was the bitche's name?
A:- Which.
Q:- Why does a hen pick a pot?
A:- Because she cannot lick it.
Q:- Hairy in and hairy out and hairy into hairy's mouth?
A:- A stocking being put on.
Q:- Which part of the cow goes over the field first?
A:- Her breath.
Q:- Why does a cow look over a fence?
A:- Because she cannot look under it.
- Collector
- Paul Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Whitegate Cross Roads, Co. Cavan
- Q:- What is the difference between a naughty boy and a bottle of medicine?
A:- One has to be shaken before taken and the other has to be taken before shaken.
Q:- What is the shiest thing in the house?
A:- The clock because it keeps its hands over its face.(continues on next page)
