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School: Taney, Dundrum

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Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Costello
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 110

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    As I was going out a slippery gap I met my Uncle Davy. I cut off his head and left his body lying easy?
    A head of cabbage.
    What is black and white and read all over?
    A newspaper.
    What goes round and round the room and sleeps with its head downwards?
    A brush.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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