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School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)

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Clongeen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 229

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    5. "If a poker and tongs cost 3 and 2. (pence)
    What will a cwt of coal come to."
    Ans. "Ashes."
    6. "If a body met a body
    In a narrow lane,
    Could a body tell a body,
    What a body means."
    7. " 'Tis black + white and re(a)d all over"
    Ans "Newspaper.
    8. "Black within and black without
    Many a nice thing goes in and out."
    Ans. "An oven"
    9. "What is it women are always looking for but don't like to find it."
    Ans. "A hole in the heel of a stocking"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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