School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)

Location:: Beagh More, Co. Leitrim
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in Derry could not climb chip cherry? A The Smoke Q What part of a cow goes in the byre first? A Her breath Q Why does a hen pick a pot? A Because she cannot lick it Q As I went out on yonder gap, I met my Unle David I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy? A A blackberry Q What goes round the house and round the house and drags her shirt after her? A A hen and chickens
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Q Brothers and Sisters, I have none, but that fellow's father was my father's son.
A His own son
Q Two brothers were walking by a graveyard and one of them said to the other "God be good, to my niece she's buried there, and the other man said, "I can't say God be good to my niece, for I

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