School: Rooskey (roll number 4800)
- Location:
- Roosky, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Luke Caslin
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1) Why is Ireland like a bottle of medicine. Answer- Because it has a cork in it.
2) Where did Noah strike the first nail in the Ark. Answer- On the head.
3)
If you were trying to light the fire and the gas with the same match which would you light first. Answer- The match.4) Why is Paris like the letter F. Answer- Because it is the capitol of France.
5) What has four feet and a foot. Answer- A bed.
6) What is brought over to the table, cut and never eaten. Answer- A pack of cards.
7) What part of a cow goes into a house first. Answer- Her breath.
8) What word is it that you can never spell right. Answer- Wrong.
9) What is full of holes yet it can hold water. Answer- a sponge.
10) Why does Mr De Valera were green braces.
Answer- To hold up his trousers.Michael Flynn, Ruskey,
Co. Roscommon
1 Dec. '37
- Collector
- Michael Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roosky, Co. Roscommon
