School: Barkhall (roll number 8343)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: J. L. Browne
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 314
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- Riddles
Why does a man look into his pipe?
Because he cannot go in and look out.
Why do people buy shoes?
Because they cannot get them for nothing.
Why is a bird on a wall like a penny?
Because it has a head on one side and a tail on the other.
Why is the letter W like Thursday?
Because it comes once in a week.
Why is a room full of married people like an empty one?
Because there is not a single person in it.
Why is twice time 10 like twice 11?
Because twice 10 is 20 and twice 11 is 22 ( twenty too.)
Why is a fly taller than most men?
Because it stands over six feet.
When does a thin chap look fat?
When he looks around.
Chip Chip cherry all the men in Derry could not catch chip chip cherry?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sylvia Russell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
