School: Mín Bán (roll number 15394)
- Location:
- Meenbane, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Coluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)6. I have a little house, double latched, and double locked, and it cannot be opened till it's broken?
An egg.
7. Why does a cow look over a hill?
Because she cannot look through it.
8. Why should you not tell your secret to a hoop?
Because it is sure to go round.
9. Who is the worst book maker?
Dirty Fingers.
10. Forty sheep went through a gap, forty more followed that. Three and two, how many is that?
Five.
11. Elizabeth, Betty, and Bess, went out to the wood and found a bird's nest. There were four eggs in it. Each of them took one. How many were left?
Three.
12. I ran till I got it.
When I got it i sat down to look for it,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cathleen O' Boyle
- Gender
- Female
