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School: Laragh (C.)

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Leathráth, Co. an Chabháin
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Cáit Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 180

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    What orders do people like to receive?
    Postal orders.
    What is the difference between a fog and a gentleman?
    One is a mist and the other is a mister.
    What tea does a captive like?
    Liberty.
    What is it that we frequently say we will do and yet no one ever has done?
    Stop a minute.
    Why are washerwomen good sailors?
    Because they're always crossing the line and going from pole to pole.
    What man in parliament wears the biggest hat?
    The man with the biggest head.
    What letter of the alphabet makes a cat speak?
    H, because it makes a cat chat.
    What is often found where it is not?
    Fault.
    Why is the letter V like a fierce bull?
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