School: Baile Uí Argáin, Cill Moicheallóg (roll number 7237)
- Location:
- Baile Uí Argáin, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: A. Ó Hódhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 117
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- What is the difference between a steep hill and Pills
One is hard to get up and the other is hard to get down.
Which man in the Dail wears the biggest hat?
The man with the biggest head.
What is the difference between a red herring and a waterproof coat? A red herring takes in the water and a waterproof coat keeps it out.
Black and white and red all over? A Newspaper.
A flock of white sheep on a red hill here they go there they go now they stand still? Teeth on your gums.
What is half the moon like? The other half.
What part of a cow goes over the fence first? Her breath.
What crack is invisible to the naked eye? The crack of a whip.
What bed is nicely made and dressed and yet it is not fit to lie on? A flower bed.
Which is the strongest day of the week? Sunday because all the rest are week days.
The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it? A coffin. 'Tis in 'tis out 'tis like a trout 'tis slippery, wet, and greasy. Tongue.
Why does a hen pick a pot? Because she can't lick it.
- Informant
- Mrs Fenton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Baile Uí Dhonnchú, Co. Luimnigh
