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School: Gallach (roll number 16464)

Location:
Gallach, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 087

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    Ans= It makes ill will.
    21. Why are duels very brief affairs
    Ans= Because it only requires two seconds to arrange them.
    22. When is a schoolmaster like a man with one eye.
    Ans= When he has a vacancy for a pupil.
    23. Why is a large Kingdom like a brown study
    Ans= Because it is a nation (rumination)
    24. Why are balloons like vagrants
    Ans= They have no visible means of support.
    25. What goes most against a farmer's grain.
    Ans= A reaping machine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallach, Co. na Gaillimhe