School: Oldtown (roll number 7470)
- Location:
- Oldtown, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: M. Ní Ruanaidhe
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- Q. Why does a hen cross the road.
A. To get to the other side.Q. If there were eight crows on a tree and I shot three how many would be left.
A. None, they all flew away.Q. Around the wood and around the wood and still it never tips the wood.
A. The back of a tree.Q. Why does a cow look over a wall.
A. Because she can't look under it.Q. What is it, that wears boots and has none to wear.
A. A football.Q. What goes from here to Dublin without moving.
A. A road.Q. Why is coal a most contradictory thing.(continues on next page)