School: Scoil na mBráthar, Dúrlas Éile
- Location:
- Thurles, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Br. T. S. Ó Maoilchiaráin
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- Q. What is it that has length, breadth and no thickness?
A. Your shadow
Q. What is the difference between a schoolmistress and a postmistress?
A. One licks with the stick and the other sticks with a lick.
Q. What is the difference between a waiter and a racehorse?
A. One runs for plates, cups, and steaks The other runs for stakes, cups and plates.
Q. Two legs sitting on three legs with one leg on his lap. Up jumps four legs and runs away with one leg. Two legs fires three legs after four to get one leg back.
A. A man sitting on a stool with a leg of mutton on his lap when up jumps a dog and runs away with(continues on next page)