School: Ballymore (C.) (roll number 7444)
- Location:
- An Baile Mór, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teachers: K. Kavanagh Mrs Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 346
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- Which loses the most, a country when it loses its king or a king when he loses his country.
The country loses a sovereign; the king loses only a crown.
What lady is it whom nobody wants to know?
Misfortune.
When is a ten shilling note of no value?
When compared with a pound not it is worth less.
Of what trade is a tin dog?
A tin cur (tinker)
What kind of dog is always three feet long?
A yard dog.
What is the difference between one yard and two yards?
A fence.
What is worse than having a hole in your stocking.
Having one in each.
What is as bad as a hen laying.
A cock robin.
Why is a fishing rod like a railway station.
Because it is not good without a line.
Why is a shoemaker fortunate.
Because his good works are soled(soled)
Why should you never tell a secret to your hoop(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Celine Jordan
- Gender
- Female
