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School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

Location:
Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    master telling him the guest took away the two fowls from the plate. Her master ran out after the guest shouting "Only one, Only one" The guest thought that he meant to cut off only one ear. So he ran on faster than ever.
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  2. Riddles

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    Riddles
    1. What is it the more you take out of it the bigger it gets?
    ( A hole)
    2. It's under the fire and over the fir and never touches the fire.
    (A cake in an oven)
    3. I had a house and a mouse wouldn't fit in it and all the men in Ireland wouldn't count all the windows in it.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Shaughnessy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Houndswood North, Co. Mayo