School: St Michael's, Longford (roll number 856)
- Location:
- Longford, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Maitiú
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- 1. Q . When is a bold schoolboy like a postage stamp?
A. When he is licked, put in a corner and made stick to his letters.
2. Q. What has feet and cannot walk?
A. A pot.
3. Q. What is the difference between a warder of a gaol and a watch-seller?
A. One sells watches, the other watches cells.
4. Q. What turns without moving?
A. Milk (turns sour)
5. Q. What has an eye and cannot see?
A A needle.- Collector
- Thomas Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Longford, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Carroll
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 18
- Address
- Longford, Co. Longford