School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- Mantua, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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- Why does a chicken pick the pot?
Answer; Because she cannot lick it.
What is it that won't go up the chimney up or down the chimney up but it will go up the chimney down?
Answer; An Umbrella.
As round as an apple as deep as cup all the men in Ireland would not pull it up?
Answer; A well.
What city in Ireland can fit in a bottle?
Answer; Cork.
Just as round as an apple, as flat as a pan. On one side a woman and the side a man?
Answer; A penny.
Its in the shop it cant be sold. Its in the ocean and(continues on next page)