School: Baile an Lóin Tighe (Ballinlonty) (roll number 1579)

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   8 What is the difference between a dead ass and a narrow lane? there is no breath in a dead ass and there is no breath in a narrow lane. 9.Why does a chicken go across the road?Because she could not go under it. 10.Why does a hen pick the pot? Because she would not lick it. 11.As I went out a slippery gap I met an old man with timber toes and an iron nose and ups my word he would frighten the crows what is it? A gum 12. A little thing smaller than a mouse there are more windows in it than in the kings house what is it?A thimble 13.A head like a thimble a tail like a rat you could guess for

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Bourke

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cnoc an tSamhraidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann

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   John Hackett

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cnoc an tSamhraidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann