School: Balrath (1) (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: C. Ní Pharthaláin
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- (continued from previous page)What is the difference between A & B
Ans: 'A' opens your mouth; 'B' closes it.
As round as an apple, the shape of a cup, all the horses in the world would not take it up?
Ans: A well - What part of a cow goes out first on a gap?
Ans: Her breath.
Fire all round, fire all round, and never touches a bit of the fire.
Ans: A cake in an oven.
What is it that black and white and read all over?
Ans: A newspaper
One hardworking father, a lazy mother and twelve lazy children.
Ans: A Clock.
One good eye and cannot see at all.
Ans: A needle.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ellen Gillooley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carlanstown, Co. na hIarmhí