School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)
- Location:
- Ceann Toirc, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: An tSr. Seosamh; An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 403
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- (continued from previous page)'Tis black, 'tis white, 'tis read all over.
A newspaper.
In Amsterdam 'tis common, in Germany 'tis still. 'Tis always in a mountain but 'tis never in a hill. 'Tis in all sorts of timber, but 'tis never in a tree. 'Tis never in a person, but still 'tis in me.
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When is a candle bad-tempered?
When it is put out.
A headless man had a letter to write.
'Twas read by one who had lost his sight,
The dumb repeated it word for word,
And he was deaf who listened and heard.
Nought.
What always walks on its head?
A nail in one's shoe.
What is it that, while it belongs to you, is read more by others?
Your name.
What is the difference between an eel and a bun?
An eel is found in a currant, and a currant is found in a bun.
What is the difference between one's foot and a camera?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary E. Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gort na Con Rua, Co. Chorcaí
