School: Loughill, Longford

Location:
Laughil, Co. Longford
Teacher:
P. Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 302

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    Long legs, short thighs, little head, and no eyes.
    A tongs
    What has a body a neck and nothing else.
    A bottle.
    What is the greatest ship in the world.
    Hardship.
    Black and white and read all over.
    A news paper.
    Around the house and around the house and leaves a loaf in every window sill.
    Snow falling on the window sill.
    What is the difference between a cat's claw and a comma.
    A cat has claws at the end of her paws and a comma has a pause at the end of its claws.
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