School: Gowran (roll number 15365)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Michael Phelan
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Ques. Why should Ireland soon be rich.
Ans Because its capitol is Dublin.Ques. What has a neck and body and
nothing else.
Ans. A bottleQues. What ship do we all like to avoid.
Ans Hardship.Ques How can you cure a slow horse.
Ans Tie him to a post and make him
fast.Ques What are the most unsociable
Ans things in the World? Milestones.
You never see two together.Ques. What is that which never asks
questions yet requires many
answers.
The doorbell.
Ans
Ques. Why should a hen be never
untidy.
Ans Because she carries a little comb
with her.
Ques. Why is a miser like a man with a
bad memory.
Ans He is always forgetting.(continues on next page)