School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0395, Page 046
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Ans – A ship.I went to a circus tomorrow. I took a front seat in the back; I fell from the pit to the gallery and broke the front bone in my back.
Ans – A lie.What goes up the chimney down but could not come down the chimney up?
Ans – An umbrella.In a field there is a well; in the well there is a cup; in the cup there is a sup and everyone must taste it.
Ans – Death.
