School: Buidheachair (Rockcorry)
- Location:
- Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 146
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- 1. Why is a lady like a man in battle?
Because one faces the powder and the other powders the face.
II. What goes round the house and round the house and does not go in?
A path
- III Which side of a horse has usually the most hair on it?
The outside.
IV. Why is the cook cruel?
Because she whips the cream and beats the eggs.
V. What is the difference between a dog and a tree?
One has the bark inside and the other has it outside. - Collector
- M. Cobine
- VI
Why is a shrimp like a Member of Parliament?
It has M.P. at the end of its name.
VII
Which burns longer, a wax or a tallow candle?
Neither, they both burn shorter.
VIII
When does a chair resemble a lady's dress?
When it is sat in.
IX
What is it we often tell others to do and cannot do ourselves?
Stop a minute.
