School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)

Location:: Béal an Átha Móir, Co. Liatroma
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361 Q. When is a boy like a potato? A. When they both wear jackets. 362 Q. When is water like fat? A. When it's dripping. 363 Q. If rain falls does it ever rise again? A. Yes. In dew time 364 A. Why is a ship the politest thing in the world? A. Because it always advances with a bow. 265 Q. Why does a cook make more noise than a bell? A. Because the bell makes a din, but the cook makes a dinner 366 Q. How many sticks go to make a crow's nest? A. None, for they are all carried 367 Q. Why is a miller like a cook? A. Because he prepares a dinner. 268 Q. What Miss occasions a great many quarrels? A. Miss-understanding.
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Topics
1. seánra
  ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
  tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
Language

English
Collector
Noël Dolan
Gender

Female
Address

Béal an Átha Móir, Co. Liatroma