School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)grows.
A. A candle.
Q. Tis full of holes and holds water.
A. A sponge.
Q. Tis in, 'tis out, 'tis like a trout, 'tis slippery, wet, and gressy.
A. Your tongue.
Q. Tis black, tis white, and red all over.
A. A book.
Q. Why would a sparrow be angry if you called it a pheasant.
A. Because you would be making game of it.
Q. It is neither flesh, feather, nor bone, corries legs, and walks in none.
A. A train.
Q. Why is a post stamp like a school- boy.
A. One you lick with a stick, and the other you stick with a lick.
Q. What is it that has one eye and cannot see.
A. A needle.
Q. How many feet has sixteen sheep, a shepherd and his dog.
A. Two feet. Shepherd (rest legs.)
Q. What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane.(continues on next page)