School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)
- Location:
- Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Mary J. Brazil
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Q What would you not like to have, and if you had it, you would not like to lose it?
A A bald head.
Q What is made round to go round?
A A penny.
Q Flies high, lies low wears boots and still has no feet?
A A football.
Q As I was going to the fair of St Ives
I met seven men with their seven
wives and each of the wives had
seven sacks (and in each of sacks) there was seven cats and each of the cats had seven kittens. How many were going
to the fair of St Ives?
A One, myself.
Q What goes in dry and comes out wet?
A Tea.- Collector
- Annie Conroy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Faithlegg, Co. Waterford