School: Shinrone (B.)

Location:
Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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    bull and over licks them all? your teeth
    What comes in the door with its head down?
    A nail in a man's boot
    Why does a cow look over a wall?
    Because she can't look under it
    What is one half of the moon like?
    The other half
    What goes round the house all day and sleeps in the corner at night?
    A brush.
    Headed like a timble tailed like a rat you may guess for ever but you would not guess that?
    A pipe
    What is the difference between a hare and a rabbit?
    The rabbit can grow hairs and the hare cannot grow rabbits. Written by P Carrey Maclone Shinrone
    Hink hank under the bank ten drawn four?
    A woman milking a cow
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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