School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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- (continued from previous page)A, Cork because it would swim.
Q I saw a little house that a mouse would not fit in and all the men in Ireland would not count all the windows in it.
A A thimble.
Q What weight is the
A One hundredweight because there are four quarters in it.
Q Why is a dead ass like a narrow boreen
A. Because he has no breath.
Q London, Derry, Cork and Kerry, spell that without a K.
A. THAT
Q Two N's two O's an L and a D. Put them together and spell them for me.
A. London.
Q Home, car and tacklings all in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Lochlainn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Clare
