School: An Cluainín Uí Ruairc (C.) (roll number 10945)
- Location:
- Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Charlotte G. Dillon
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- Q. What is the shyest thing in the world.
A. A clock because it always has its hands on its face.
Q. Why does a crow cross the road.
A. To get to the other side.
Q. What county fits in a bottle.
A. County Cork.
Q. What has four legs and cannot walk.
A. A bed
Q. What are the three hardest things in the world that cant be found.
A. A shoe for the foot of the mountain, a towel to wipe the face of the earth. And a sheet to cover the bed of the ocean.
Q. What three countries are on the table Christmas Day.
A. Turkey, Greece, and China.
Q. If I built a wall from here to Donegal, what height would it be.
A. The height of nonsense.
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