School: Darley
- Location:
- Cootehill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Newburn
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- (continued from previous page)What goes round the house & round the house & sleeps in the corner at night? A twig.
Which should you say - The yolk of an egg is white or are white? The yolk of an egg is yellow.
Sixty sheep went through a gap. Twenty more followed that, the shepherd & his dog. How many feet was that? Two. The rest trotters & paws.
Twenty six (20 sick) sheep went through a gap. One died how many came back? 19.
What is the difference between a soldier & a lady?
One faces the powder & the other powders the face.
Q There was a man and he had no eyes. He went out to view the skies. He saw a tree with apples on it. He took no apples off it, he left no apples on it?
A. The man had only one eye. He saw a tree with 2 apples. He took an apple & left one on it.
Luke had it first Paul had it last Girls had it once & boys never. Miss Mulligan had it twice in the one place & when she married Pat Murphy she never had it again. The letter L.
What is the difference between a donkey & a stamp. Donkey is put on with a stick & stamp with a lick.
Why is the ocean like a bun? There are currents in it.
How many hairs in a cats tail? None - It's fur.
Patch upon patch with out any stitches. Riddle me that & I'll give you a pair of breeches? Cabbage head.(continues on next page)
