School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)
- Location:
- Fiodh Ard, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Sr M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)Little Miss Etticoat wears a white petticoat; the longer she lives the shorter she grows?
A candle.
Why was the elephant the last animal to enter the ark?
He had to stay behind to pack his trunk.
Why is the Claisala very restless?
Because it has so many stories in its bed.
What are the three hardest things in the world to find?
A sheet for the bed of a river, a shoe for the foot of a mountain, a key for the trunk of an elephant.
Why is an elephant's tail like the utmost branch of a tree?
Because it is the farthest away from the trunk.
- What author was never slow?
Swift
When the clock strikes thirteen what time is it?
Time to have the clock repaired.
When is a clock on the stairs dangerous?(continues on next page) - Informant
- Miss M. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhóin Rua, Co. Thiobraid Árann
