School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 207
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- (continued from previous page)41. What has two legs and cannot walk? A tongs.
42. What does a dead man say passing Nobber? Nothing.
43. How deep it is, how damp it is,
How green above the bank it is,
and it is fit for any lord.? A grave.
44. Round the house and round the house and into the corner at night? A brush.
45. Why is toffee like a race-horse?
Because the more you lick it the faster it goes.
46. What is the difference between a school-master and an engine-driver? One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
47. Why does not a clock strike "13?
Because it has not the face to do(continues on next page)
