School: Liathdruim (roll number 369)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ó Maitiú
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- (continued from previous page)What has three feet and cannot walk?
Answer - A yard of cloth.
What man is always making faces?
Answer - A watch maker.
Why is an aeroplane like a policeman?
Answer - Because it takes up people.
When does a dresser shame itself?
Answer - When its drawers are open.
What goes up a ladder with its head down?
Answer - A nail in a boot.
What lies in a corner at night with its tongue out?
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- Collector
- John Mc Quellan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumsheeny, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Daniel Mc Quellan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumsheeny, Co. Monaghan