School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- An Chúil Ard, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 285
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- (continued from previous page)Why is a station-master like a school-master?
Because one of them trains the mind and the other minds the train.
Under the fire and over the fire and the fire cannot touch it?
A loaf of bread in an oven.
Ding dong ten drawing four?
A person milking a cow.
Why is a short man like a popular book?
Because he is so often looked over.
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
A carpet.
Why is a horse more clever than a fox?
Because it can run when it is in a trap.
Why is an empty purse always the same?
Because you never find any change in it.(continues on next page)
