School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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- (continued from previous page)(A bed)
(9) Where did the rooster crow that all the world heard him?
(In Noah's Ark)
(10) How could you compare a lame dog to a school master?
(Because they put down three and carry one)
(11) What side of the sheep is the wool on?
(The outside)
(12) What has a person to give away before he gets it?
(His photograph) - (1) Hairy out and hairy in. Lift your leg and push it in.
(A woollen stocking)
(2) A bannock of bread and a sheetful of crumbs.
(The moon and the stars)
(3) Why does a clock look shy?
(Because it always keeps its hand on its face)
(4) What has eyes that cannot see?
(A potato)- Collector
- Edward Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashelshanaghan, Co. Donegal
- (1) Why was Buckingham Palace the cheapest tower ever built?(continues on next page)