School: Valleymount
- Location:
- An Chrois, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 146
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- (continued from previous page)shaken and the other is shaken up and taken
3. On which side of the jug is the handle? The outside
4. What key is hardest to turn? Donkey.
5. What occurs once in a minute, twicke in a moment, but never once in a thousand years? The letter "M"
- 1. Why is a short man like a popular book? Because he is so often looked over.
2. Why is the letter B lazy? Because it is always in bed and never in work.
3. Why is the letter T. like an island? Because it is in the middle of water.
4. What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot. A carpet.
5. What is brought to the table but never eaten. A pack of cards.
6. What is the dirtiest thing in a house? A clock because it never washes its face.
7. If a man fell accidentlly, what would he fall against? His will
8. Why does a cow look over the ditch?(continues on next page) - Collector
- Sally Tipper
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- An Chrois, Co. Chill Mhantáin
