School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 270
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- (continued from previous page)9 What is the longest letter in the alphabet?: - smiles because their is a mile between the two "s".
10 Why is a man in love like a woman drinking soup with a fork:- because each thinks that they never will get enough of it.
11 From this to Dublin and never stirs the road.
12 Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me "that" without a "K":- "that".
13 Why do you go to bed :- because the bed wont come to you.
14 Three fourths of a bird and half of her nest would spell a large town in the isle of the west :- Larne.
15 Where was Moses when the light went out : - in the dark.
16 Under the fine and over the fire and never touches the fire :- a cake in an oven.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Emma Leyland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossna, Co. Roscommon
