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School: Clara (2)

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Clara, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 392

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  1. Riddles

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    Riddles
    By Eva Griffith
    Clonshanny
    Clara
    Offaly 10/01/1939
    Q. What do you don before coming down stairs?
    Ans. Go upstairs.
    Q. Twenty sick sheep went out a gap. one died how many were left?
    Ans. Nineteen
    Q. What time does the train leave the station?
    Ans. Immediately after the engine.
    Q. What house is never dark.
    Ans. A light house
    Q. I have a little man up in the field and when I pull his leg his nose will bleed?
    Ans. A pump.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jimmy Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erry (Armstrong), Co. Offaly