School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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  1. Question. When is a cradle in a passion
    Answer. When it is put out
    Q. What is the difference between an oak-tree and a tight boot
    A. One makes acorns, the other makes corns ache
    Q. Which is the lightest place in Ireland
    A. Cork
    Q. What is the worst kind of fare soldiers can live on
    A. War-fare
    Q. Why did Adam bite the apple
    A. Because he had no knife
    Q. Which is heaviest a pound of lead or a pound of feathers
    A. Both the same
    Q. What is that (you) which inverses the more you take from it
    A. A hole.
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