School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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- (continued from previous page)A A needle.
Q. Why does a baker wear a wgite hat?
A. To cover his head,
Q. What turns without moving.
A. Milk.
Q. A hard-working father a wee lazy mother and twelve little children all alike?
A. A clock
Q. What part of a cow goes out the gate first.
A. Her breath.
Q. Why does a hen cross the road.
A. To get to the other side.
Q. If I built a wall from here to Donegal what height would it be.
A. The height of nonsence.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Alice Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Kathleen Pierce
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killarney Road, Co. Kerry