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School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 248

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    278 Wood and iron dug me out.
    Water and fire boiled me hot.
    They peeled me bare.
    And in my skin.
    Till they found a hold to put more in?
    Ans: A potato.
    279 Q. I have a little sister she is called Peeped de Peep. She would go over the sea if it were ever so deep?
    Ans. A star.
    280 Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Ans. Because she can't lick it.
    281 Q. Why does a hen cross the road?
    Ans. Because she can't go under it.
    Seán Scollan,
    Drumrane,
    Ballinamore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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