School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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- Why does a hen pick a pot?
Ans – Because she couldn’t lick it.Why does a hen cross the road?
Ans – To get to the other side.Why is a dead donkey like a narrow borheen?
Ans – Because he has no breath (breadth)If you got up on a donkey where would you get down?
Ans – On a goose.There was a man going along the road and he saw a tree with two apples on it. He took no apples off and he left no apples on. What did he do?
Ans – He took one apple off and he left one apple on.What is half the moon like?
Ans – The other half.What is full of holes and yet holds water?
Ans – A sponge.What is it heat or cold travels the faster?
Ans – Heat because you can catch cold.What is difference between a cat and a comma?
Ans – A cat has its claws at the end of his paws and a comma has its pause at the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pádruig Breathnach
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymacotter, Co. Cork