School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)
- Location:
- Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Layden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 198
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- 1. If it takes a yard of tweed to make a coat what will it take to make a top coat.
A tailor.
2. Why does a horse never starve in harness?
Because there is always a bit in his mouth.
3. Eleven arms no hands a wooden leg and can't stand.
An umbrella
4. Through the wood and through the wood and their heads down.
Nails in your shoes
5. Why do you go to bed
Because the bed won't come to you
6. What part of a new penny is like a car
The clutch
7. Why is the letter L the most famour letter in teh alphabet
Becuase it saves lasses from becoming asses and keeps asses from ever becoming lasses(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 29
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
