School: Carrigabruise
- Location:
- Carrigabruse, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mc Enrae
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 168
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- Q:- Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes?
A:- A tongs.
Q:- What has an eye and cannot see?
A:- A needle.
Q:- Why does a hen cross the road?
A:- To get to the other side.
Q:- What is the difference between a school-teacher and a train-driver?
A:- One trains the mind and the other minds the train.
Q:- What will go up the chimney down but will not go down the chimney up?
A:- An umbrella.
Q:- Riddle-me, riddle-me, ranty-o, my father gave me seeds to sow. The seeds were black and the ground was white. Riddle me that and I will give you a rite.
A:- Pen, ink and paper.
Q:- What is the difference between a lamp-post and castor oil?
A:- One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
Q:- What is always behind time?
A:- The back of a clock.
Q:- What goes from here to Dublin and never moves?
A:- The road.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean O Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lislea, Co. Cavan
