School: Baile na Martra (B.) (roll number 13647)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What is no use until it is broken?
A. An egg. - Q. What would you fill a barrel with to make it lighter?
A. Holes.
Q If Jack's father was Paddy's brother, what would Jack be to Paddy's mother?
A. Her Grandson.
Q. What part of the cow goes over the ditch first?
A. Her breath.
Q. If a barrel of coal cost ten shillings, what would a ton of it come to?
A. Ashes.
Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
A. Because she cannot lick it.
Q. If you were up on a donkey's back where would you get down?
A. On a goose's breast.
Q. I went into a wood, I picked up a thing. Then I came out and looked for it & I could not find it?
A. A thorn.(continues on next page)