School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)Q: Ink ank under the bank, ten drawing four ?
A: A woman milking a cow.Q: What is the centre of gravity ?
A: The letter "v".Q: A hard working father, a lazy old mother,
Twelve little children all the same colour ?
A: A clock.Q: Patches and patches and no stitches ?
A: A head of cabbage.Q: As white as milk, as black as silk, and hops along the ground like hailstones ?
A: A magpie.Q: As round as an apple, as deep as a pail,
It never cries out until its caught by the tail ?
A: A bell. Q: When was beef the highest ?
A: When the cow jumped over the moon. Q: What stick doesn't grow ?
A: A candlestick.Q: Spell "red rogue" in three letters ?
A: F O X.How are trains compared to fleas ?
A: Because they both run on the sleepers.2: I have a good goose, she bears a good price,
The man who is after her wants to be wise,
She has feet in her belly, and walks upon none,(continues on next page)
