School: An Bhlárna (C.)
- Location:
- An Bhlarna, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Winifred Scantlebury
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- "Which flowers are there between a lady's nose and chin?"
"Two lips - Tulips"
"What is the difference between an ironmonger and a shoemaker?"
"One sold the nails and the other nailed the soles"
"Why was the nib left?"
"Because it saw the pen write"
"When can you eat water?"
"When it's 'dripping'"
"When is a man like a tea - kettle full of water?"
"When he is singing"
"Black and white and red all over?"
"A newspaper"
"As I went up a slippery gap I met my Uncle Davie he had timber toes and an iron nose and upon my word he would frighten the Crows?"
"A gun"
"What part of a cow goes over the ditch first?"
"Her breath".- Collector
- Agnes Heelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Bhlarna, Co. Chorcaí