School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What smells most in a chemist's shop?
A Your nose.Q Why does a stork stand on one leg?
A Because if it lifted it, it would fall.Q Why does the razor-bill, razor-bill? (raise her bill.)
A To let the sea-urchin, sea-urchin (see her chin.)Q What word meaning pardon can be written with three letters?
A X. Qs. (excuse.).Q Forty sheep went through a gap, forty more followed that, a man and his dog. How many feet went through the gap?
A Two.Q How far can a rabbit ran into a wood?
A Half way, after that it is running out again. - Q. What trees flourish best upon the hearth?
A. AshesQ. At what time of the day was Adam born.
A. A little before Eve.Q. Why does a donkey eat thistles?
A. Because he's an ass.Q. What is the best way to prevent water coming into house?
A. Don't pay your water rates.Q. What is it that was yesterday and will be to-morrow.
A. To-day.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Emily Breakey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cumry, Co. Monaghan