School: An Corrbhaile
- Location:
- Corbally, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máirtín Mac Coitir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)through a man?
A. When he's got a pain in his stomach.
Q. What did Adam and Eve do when they were expelled from Eden?
A. They raised "Cain."
Q. Why is a benevolent man like a cart horse?
A. He always stops at the sound of woe.
Q. What is the difference between form's and ceremonies?
A. You sit upon form's and stand upon ceremonies.
Q. Why is a dogs tail a great novelty?
A. No one ever saw it before.
Q. What is most like a horse's shoe?
A. A mare's.
Q. Why was the daughter of Herodias the fastest girl mentioned in Scripture?
A. She got the head of John the Baptist on a charger.
Q. At what time was Adam married?(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Haugh
- Gender
- Female
