School: Grianán Ailigh (roll number 2049)
- Location:
- Grianan of Aileach, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Niall S. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 136
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Why is the letter K like a pig's tail?
Because it is at the end of a pork.What has feet but cannot stand?
A pair of stockings.What is the reason men do not tell secrets in fields?
Because there are too many ears about. What stick cannot be found in the woods?
A candle stick.What goes along the road without feet or wheels?
The hedge.What has wings, and cannot fly?
A cartWhat is the difference between an aeroplane and a tree?
One sheds the leaves and the other leaves the shed.As round as an apple as flat as a pan, half of a woman, and the half of a man?
A penny(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Agnes Campbell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecooly, Co. Donegal
