School: Ferbane (Convent)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr Patrick
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- Why does a hen cross the road? To get to the other side.
What smells most when you go into a chemist's shop? Your nose.
A riddle, a riddle, a farmer's fiddle, alive at the two ends and dead in the middle? A man with a pair of horses and a plough.
How many sticks go to a crow's nest?
None, the crow carries them.
Why does a donkey leave his hay and go to a thistle? Because he is an ass.
Where was Moses when the candle quenched? In the dark.
Around the house and around the house and sleeps in the corner at night? A brush.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Imelda Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly