School: Drumgossatt (B.) (roll number 14071)
- Location:
- Drumgoosat, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: T. Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)If a man had fifty patches on his trousers what time would it be? It would be time to get a new pair
What is twice the half of 17S.. 4¼d
The answer of is simply 17S 4¼d
What has an eye an cannot see
A Needle
Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat if you were guessing for ever you would not guess that. Pipe
What goes up a ladder and its head down
A nail in a man's boot.
What cant go up a chimney up and can go up a chimney down. An umbrella
What is on a house more than straw?
Knots in the straw.
What goes round the would, wood and round the wood and never goes into the wood. Ivy.
A house full a room full and you could not catch a spoonful. Smoke
Why does a chimney smoke?
Because it cannot chew
Little John Duddle sitting in a puddle the longer he sits the shorter he gets
The wick of a candle.
In comes four legs lift up one leg(continues on next page)
