School: Matehy, Inniscarra
- Location:
- Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)8. A:- The bark of the tree?
9. Q:- Whats the difference between the North and South Pole?
A:- The world of difference.
10. Q:- What goes away above the ground and returns under it?
A:- A man with sods on his head.
11. Q:- What goes away between two woods and comes home between two waters?
A:- A man fetching water in pails.
12. Q:- As round as an apple as plump as a ball. Can climb the church over steeple and all.
A:- The sun.
13. Q:- Why does a hen cross the road?
A:- To get to the other side.
14. Q:- I had a little house and a mouse couldn't live in it. All the ladies in the town couldn't tell me how many windows in it?
A:- A thimble.
15. Q:- Whats the longest word in the English language?
A:- Smiles, because there is a mile between the first and last letters.
16. Q:- What ship do we all like to avoid?
A:- Hardship.
17. Q:- What goes up when the rain comes down?
A:- An umbrella(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
