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School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)

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Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
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Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 350

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    (4) Why is a shoemaker the holiest man in the world? - because he is always mending soles.
    (5) Why does a hen pick the pan? - baceuse she can't lick it.
    (6) What is black and white and red all over? - paper.
    (7) What ship doesn't anyone like? - hardship.
    (8) What has a head, a foot, and four legs? - a bed.
    (9) Which is the strongest day in the week? - Sunday, because all the rest ar week days.
    (10)When did Adam get married? - at his wedding eve.
    (11) What is the shyest thing in the house? - clock.
    (12) Riddle, Riddle such a riddle couldn't be it goes through a rock, through a little bag of featers through a horses skin bone riddle me that or let me go home? - lightning.
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    (1) I threw up white and it came down yellow? - (an egg)
    (2) Hairy in, hairy out, hairy into hairy mouth? - (a pig eating out of a through.)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Downey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Ellie Rourke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí