School: Crannach, Inis
- Location:
- Cranny, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 080
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- (continued from previous page)Q. What is the first thing you should do before you get out of bed?
A. You should get into it.
Q. Spell enemy in three letters?
A. Foe
Q. Which is the oldest tree in the wood?
A. The elder.
Q. Elizabeth, Bessie, and Bess went for a walk one day, they found a bird's next, which contained three eggs, they took an egg apiece and left tow in the nest, how many could that be?
A. The three names meant only one person
Q. If it took a yard of cloth to make a trousers for a monkey, what would it take to make a coat?
A. A tailor
Q. What animal brought the most luggage to Noah's ark?
A. The elephant, because he brought in his trunk with him.
Q. What is it that goes around the world, and around the world, and it always sits in a corner?
A. A stamp on letter.
Q. Why is a shoe-maker's shop like hell?
A. Because a lot of bad soles are in it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Pat Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowreagh West, Co. Clare
