School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 228
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- (continued from previous page)145 Q. Why are artists like washerwomen?
A. Because they are not satisfied until their works are "hung on the line".146 A. Which of the four seasons is the most literary?
A. Autumn for then the leaves are turned, and they are red (read).147 Q. What the difference between your last will and testament and a man who has eaten as much as he can?
A. One is signed and dated, the other dined and sated.148 Q. Why is a pleasure-trip to Egypt fit one for very old gentlemen?
A. Because it's a see-Nile thing to do.149 Q. When is a butcher a thorough thief?
A. When he steals a knife and cuts away with it.150 Q. Why is wine like a good promise?
A. Because it improves by being kept.151 Q. What is the difference between a wig and a bugler?
A. One has false locks and the other has false keys.(continues on next page)
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- Tommy Dolphin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
