School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

Location:
Shronell, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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  1. Why is Emly like a bed?
    Because there're *Bolsters at it's head.
    1. Q As I went in to an orchard, I saw a pear tree, they were two pears on it, I took no pears, or I left no pears?
    A I took one, and I left one.
    2. Q. How many eights will make nine?
    A Three. Eight shillings, eight pence, eight half pennies
    3. Q. What is it the more you take from it the bigger it get?
    A. A grave.
    4. Q. What time is it when a clock strikes thirteen
    A. Time to buy a new one.
    5. Q What comes out when the sun goes in?
    A. The moon.
    6 Q What had feathers that can't fly?
    A. A pillow.
    7. Q What goes from Dublin to Cork without ever moving
    * People by the name of Bolster.
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