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School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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    1. When is a salmon like a bird?
    Ans. When he rises to take a fly.
    2. What is the difference between a School Master and a stamp?
    Ans. A stamp sticks with lick and a School Master licks with a stick.
    3. I had a little Kerry cow tied to the and if you gave her the whole world she would eat it all?
    Ans. A fire.
    4. When did beef go the highest?
    When the cow jumped over the moon.
    5. When did the first cock crow when
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Mac Sithigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Richard Sheehy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bealkelly, Co. Kerry