School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 008
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- What is it the more you take out of it the bigger it gets?
{A hole}
As I went up the stairs I looked out on a window full of glass I saw ree-raw bring away my rantipike and I swore that if I had my trickle-some trackle-some that I would make ree-raw bring back my rantipike.
{A fox bringing away my goose.}
As I went out on yonder gap I saw a table; in the table there was a drawer. In the drawer there was a cup; in the cup there was a sup and every one must taste it
{Death}
If the Forth bridge were to collapse what would they do?
{Construct a fifth.}
Whom do mermaids mash?
{The swells of the ocean.}
What roots are policemen most familiar with?
{The beat route.}
Why is a person reading these conundrums like a man condemned to undergo a military[?] execution.
{Because he is pretty sure to be riddled to death.}(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
