School: Ferbane (B.)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 138
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- There was a little man up in the field; he has a red cap and a red coat. When you pull his leg his nose will bleed.
A pump.
What is it gives a cold, cures a cold, and pays a doctor.?
A draft.
What smells most in a chemist shop?
Your nose.
What is it that has four legs, a head and a foot.?
A bed.
I threw it up as white as snow; like gold on a flag it fell below.
An egg.
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- Patrick Magher
- Gender
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- Address
- Aghaboy, Co. Offaly
