School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)
- Location:
- Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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- (continued from previous page)which we should dance?
A. At-ten-dance.
Q. Why is a man just imprisoned like a boat full of water?
A. Because he requires bailing out.
Q. Why are fishermen and shepherds like beggars?
A. Because they live by hook or by crook.
Q. What man has the highest profession?
A. The steeplejack.
Q. What has four fingers and a thumb but does cannot hold an apple.
A. A glove.
Q. Why does a miller wear a white cap?
A. To cover his head.
Q. Give it butter it will cry, give it water it will die? A. A fire
Q. It is black and white and hops on the ground like hailstones?
A. A magpie.
Q. What side of the cup is the handle on?
A. The outside.
Q. What's the difference between a elephant with a toothache and a rainy day
A. One is roaring with pain and the other is pouring with rain.
- Collector
- Peter Naughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 19
- Occupation
- Farmer's son
- Address
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
