School: Eileastrom (2)
- Location:
- Ellistrin Big, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire Nic Uilcín
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What is it that never uses its teeth for eating.
A. A bomb.
Q. What word is never spelt right.
A. Wrong.
Q. Why is the letter w like Thursday..
A. Because it comes once in the week. - Q What stands on one leg and has its heart in it head?
A. A cabbage.
Q. What walks with its head down?
A. A nail in your boot.
Q. Its long and its narrow and its not very wide and it (wears) has two green borders on every side?
A. A road.
Q. What is all holes and it can hold up water?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maud Stewart
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnavern, Co. Donegal