School: Dromach, An Bhán-tír (roll number 15380)
- Location:
- Dromach, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 435
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- My father game me some seeds to sow the seeds were black and the ground was white? Pen ink and paper.
As round as a marble as deep as a cup and all the kings horses could not lift it up? A well.
What part of a cow goes over a ditch first? Her breath.
What fruit is on every peney? A date
What sort of fish does a cobbler want? A Sole
What sort of fish does a man out of work want? A plaice.
How many sticks go to make a crow's nest? No one they are all carried.
What sort of a fish does and astronomer want? A starfish.
What is that which no one has seen? To -morrow.
What sort of fish do you want on a dull day? A sunfish.
What part has a fish in common with a river? Mouth.
What South American country is never warm? Chile.
What is the difference between a tight shoe and an oak tree? One makes corns ache and the other makes corns acorns.
What sort of fish does a parrot want? A perch
What sort of fish is every except yourself?(continues on next page)
