School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Droichead Chearbhalláin, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    "Chip, chip, cheery, all the men in Derry would not climb chip, chip, cheery?"
    Smoke.
    "Why does a man cross a road?"
    Because he cant go under it."
    "When is a penny like a hermit?"
    "When it is a loan.
    "When should you lose your temper
    When it is a bad one.
    "What has a head and no face?"
    A match.
    "What has a face and no head?"
    A watch.
    "What has a mouth and no tongue?"
    A river
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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