School: Ballykelly
- Location:
- Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Uadain
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- (continued from previous page)One is hard get up and the other is hard to get down.
What is it that has two eyes no nose a mouth and no chin?
A sissors.
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup and all the king’s horses wouldn’t draw it up.
The sun in a well.
How is the heart of a tree like a little dog’s tail?
Because its the farthest away from the bark. - Where did Noah strike the first nail?
On the head.
Why are ten and ten like eleven and eleven?
Because ten and ten are twenty and eleven and eleven and are twenty too (two).
Why is a feather bed compared to a watch?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie Molloy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Whitechurch, Co. Wexford