School: Buidheachair (Rockcorry)
- Location:
- Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 148
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- XVIII What sleeps with its finger in its eye all night?
A crook.
XIX What is always behind time?
The back of a watch.
- XX A house full, a room full
And you couldn't get a spoonful?
Smoke.
XXI Add half a score to nothing and what animal does that make?
Ox - XXII Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
XXIII Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she can't lick it.
XXIV When is a lady not a lady?
When she is a little pail(pale)
XXV Where was a candle first lit?
At the end. - Collector
- B. Pattison
- XXVI Why is a horse never hungry on his journey?
Because he has always a bit in his mouth.
XXVII Why is a policeman like an airship?
Because they both take people up.
