School: Achadh Mór
- Location:
- Aghamore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán P. Mac Shiúrtáin
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- (continued from previous page)A. The back of a clock.
Q. Why is a fair young lady compared to a drunkard?
A. Because they are both fond of the glass.
Q. As I was going to the Isle of Wight I met nine men and their nine wives. Each of them had a cat. With each cat there was a kitten. Cats, kittens, men and all how many were going to the Isle of Wight?
A. One. I was going I me the rest.
Q. If a man fell from the top of a house, what would he fall against.
A. His own will.
Q. As round as an apple as deep as a cup, all the men in Ireland couldn't pull it up?
A. A well.
Q. As I went up to London I saw a great wonder three pots boiling and no fire under?
A. Three pumps.
