School: Doire an Bháis (roll number 13152)

Location:
Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Húbáin
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    ground.
    A. When she's making a curran cake.
    Q. Big long tom with a big red nose quicker he runs the shorter he goes.
    A. A candle
    Q. Why does a cow cross the road.
    A. To get to the other side
    Q. How many feet has twenty sheep a shepard and his dog
    A. Two.
    Q. Why is a dog's tail like a swans bosom.
    A. Because they both grow down.
    Q. They who made it never worn it and they who wore it never saw it.
    A. A coffin.
    Q. It's deep and it's damp and it's green over the bank and it's fit for lord or lady.
    A. A grave.
    Q. How do you spell hunger in four letters.
    A. Want.
    Q. Why is a train like a blanket.
    A. Because they both go over sleepers.
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