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School: Carrickatee (roll number 16481)

Location:
Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 198

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    Q: If a man falls off a stack of hay what does he fall against?
    A: His will
    Q: What is the difference between a half-penny stamp and a schoolmaster?
    A: One licks with a stick and the other sticks with a lick.
    Q: What has a tongue but can't talk?
    A: A boot
    Q: What has teeth but can't eat?
    A: A comb
    Q: What is most like half the moon?
    A: The other half.
    Q: What goes from Dublin to Derry but never moves?
    A: The road.
    Q: What grows in the wood and sounds in the town and earns his master many a pound?
    A: A violin
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Annie Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Michael Gillen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gragarnagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Teresa Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullanary Cortannel, Co. Monaghan