School: Drumgossatt (B.) (roll number 14071)
- Location:
- Droim Guasachta, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: T. Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 233
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- (continued from previous page)up comes two legs lifts up thee legs knocks down four legs and lifts up one leg.
A dog that came into a butchers and lifted up a leg of mutton the man of the shop lifted up a stool and knocked down the dog and lifted up the mutton.
Why is a lame dog like a school boy adding six and seven.
Because he puts down three and carries one.
What has teeth and cannot eat
A Saw
What four letters would frighten a thief
O, I, C, U, (oh I see you)
What is on a riddle more than holes
Corners
What is the difference between aschool master and a train master.
Because one minds the train and the other trains the mind.
What is short and put a piece to it and it will make it shorter
"Short" and put "er" to it and it will make it "shorter."
Why does a hen pick a pan.
Because she cannot lick it
A man walked a hundred miles what(continues on next page)
