School: Cros-Bhóthar (roll number 14688)
- Location:
- Pollacorragune, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0039, Page 0017
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- (continued from previous page)A Coat of paint.
11) Why is a new bicycle like the letter G
Because it makes a lad glad.
12) What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
A carpet.
13) When does a door remind you of bread?
When it is jambed.
14) Why is the letter g the sweetest letter in the alphabet? Because it is always in the middle of sugar.
15) Why is the letter r wonderful.
Because it can turn "ice" to "rice".
- 1) What would you want to fill a barrel with to make it lighter.
With holes.
2) What is the difference between a mirror and a lighthouse? In one you see your face in the other you face the sea.
3) Why is the letter O like a tidy house.
Because they are both in Order.
4) What is the difference between a policeman and his watch? The watch is on the policeman and the policeman is on the watch.
5) What is never right or fair(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peigí Ruadháin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó Ruadháin
- Age
- 60
