School: Dún Flainn (roll number 9669)
- Location:
- Doonflin Upper, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 057
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- 1. Why is a sailor a bad horse man.
Ans. Because he rides on the main (mane)
2. What makes more noise at a gate than a pig.
Ans. two pigs.
3. Old Mrs Madden sitting in the garden and all he children died with age.
Ans. The leaves off a head of cabbage.
4. Whats deeped than hell.
Ans. A tailors thimble.
5 Why is a pig in a parlour compared to a house on fire.
Ans. Because the quicker the pig is got out the better, and the quicker the fire is got out the better.
6. As white as snow and snow it is'nt, as green as grass and grass it is'nt, as red as blood and blood it isnt. What is it?
Ans. A Black Berry.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frank Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skreen, Co. Sligo
