School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 2258)
- Location:
- Fermoy, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0378, Page 061
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6. Q. Legs I have but seldom walk.
I backbite all yet never talk.
A. A flea.
7. Q. If a girl and a boy were riding a donkey of what fruit
would they remind you.
A. A lovely pair.
8. Q. What four letters would frighten a thief.
A. O.I.C.U. (Oh I see you).
9. Q. Little miss Etticoat in her white petticoat the longer she
stands the shorter she grows.
A. A candle.
10. Q. Why is it impossible to sweep out a room.
A. Because you never sweep out the room, you sweep
out the dirt and leave the room.
11. Q. What is the difference between a good soldier and a
fashionable lady.
One faces the powder and the other powders the face.(continues on next page)
