School: Aughaclay (roll number 13140)
- Location:
- An Teampall Maol, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seán Ó Beirn
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- Q. Where did the cock crow when all in the world heard him.
A. In the ark.
Q. What makes a cow look over the hill.
A. Because she can't look through it.
Q. Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree.
A. Because its far away from the bark.
Q. What goes out between two woods and comes in between two waters.
A. A man with two wooden pails.
Q. I was sitting on my hunkers looking through my winkers and I saw the devil burying the living.
A. Raking the fire putting the ashes over the coals.
Q. I have a wee horse with an iron throat, when he gallops he swallows the rope.
A. A sewing machine.
