School: Borris (B.)
- Location:
- Borris, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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- Question: "If the father is the head of the family what is the son?"
Answer: "The heir (hair).
Question: "Why is "A" like twelve o'clock?"
Answer: "Because both are in middle of day".
Question: "What was the length of the year 1888?"
Answer: "One and three eights".
Question: "Why are some kinds of butter like turning head over hee
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Question: "What kind of leather makes the best boots?"
Answer: "I don't know, but banana skins make the best slippers".- Collector
- Michael Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Borris, Co. Carlow