School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 500
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Written by Tina Brennan, Tyrrellspass
1. What turns and never moves,
Answer -milk
2. what is it the more you cut off it the more it grows,
Answer A grave.
3. What is the difference between a sailor and a baby,
Answer the sailor makes his bed on the ocean and the baby makes his ocean on the bed.
4. What goes up the chimney down and wont go down the chimney up,
Answer -An umbrella.
5. What is the strongest animal,
Answer- a snail because he carried his house on his back.
6. why does a cow always look over the wall,
Answer- because she can't look under it.
7. What is the difference between a school master and a stamp,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tina Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
