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School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn

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Killavullen, Co. Cork
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Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 238

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    Q What has a head but no face?
    A A match.
    Q What man wears the biggest hat?
    A The man with the biggest head.
    Q Where was Moses when the light went out?
    A In the dark.
    Q What way did Jonah feel when swallowed by the whale?
    A Down in the mouth.
    Q What is the shyest thing in the house?
    A The clock because it always has its hands over its face.
    Q What is half the moon like?
    A The other half.
    Q I went over London Bridge I saw four men in a boat. But there was not a single man in
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