School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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"What is it that gets bigger the more you take out if it"
Answer. A hole
What is that you have to cut a bit off to make it longer
Answer. A grave
What does an artist like to draw best:
Answer. His salary
What smells most in a chemist's shop
Answer. Your nose
When may a ship at sea be said not to be on water
Answer When it on fire
When is an apple like a bell:
Answer. When it is peeled
What happened to the man who stole the calendar
Answer. He got 12 months
What is always behind time
Answer. The back of a clock
Why is a hotel waiter like a race horse
Answer. Because he runs for plates
Date 27th March 1938(continues on next page)