School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 194
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- 361 Q. When is a boy like a potato?
A. When they both wear jackets.362 Q. When is water like fat?
A. When it's dripping.363 Q. If rain falls does it ever rise again?
A. Yes. In dew time364 A. Why is a ship the politest thing in the world?
A. Because it always advances with a bow.265 Q. Why does a cook make more noise than a bell?
A. Because the bell makes a din, but the cook makes a dinner366 Q. How many sticks go to make a crow's nest?
A. None, for they are all carried367 Q. Why is a miller like a cook?
A. Because he prepares a dinner.268 Q. What Miss occasions a great many quarrels?
A. Miss-understanding.
- Collector
- Noël Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
