School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)
- Location:
- Droim Chormaic, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Nora Healy
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0282
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- I Why is an island like the letter T?
It's in the middle of water.
II Over the water, and under the water, and always with its head down?
A nail in the bottom of a ship.
III Black within and red without and four corners round about?
A chimney.
IV When is a girl like a mirror?
When she's a good looking (g) lass.
V When is a teapot like a kitten?
When you're teasin' it (tea's in it)
VI What makes more noise than a pig in a sty?
Two pigs.
VII Why are beggars similar to shepherds and fishermen?
Because they live by hook and by crook(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Candon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Bricshliabh, Co. Shligigh
