School: Seamar
- Location:
- Shammerdoo, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Loideáin
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What three things cannot be found on the earth? A shoe to fit the foot of the mountain, a towel to wipe the face of the earth and a sheet to fit the bed of the ocean.
Why is churning like a caterpillar?
Ans. - It makes the butter fly.
Why is a policeman like a rainbow?
Ans. - because he generally makes his appearance after a storm.
How can you make a slow horse fast?
Ans. - Keep its food from it.
Why is the letter "W" like Saturday?
Ans. - Because it comes only once in a week.
When are artists most gloomy?
Ans. - When they draw new faces.
Why is an orange like a church steeple?
Ans. Because we have a peel from it.
What did a neck of turf three yards long, three yards high and three yards wide at three shillings a crib come to?
Ans. - AshesUna Green
Barcull, Kilkenny
Mayo
- Collector
- Una Green
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barcull, Co. Mayo
