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

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 217

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    73. Q. Why is "I" the luckiest of all the vowels?
    A. Because it is in the middle of Bliss, "E" is in hell and all the others are in purgatory.
    74. Q. Why should your house slippers last for ever?
    A. Because you never wear them out.
    75. Q. What can you knit without knitting needles?
    A. Your brows.
    76. Q. When is a rock not a rock?
    A. When it is a shamrock.
    77. Q. What is it that divides by uniting and unites by dividing?
    A. pair of scissors.
    78. Q. What goes round the house and can't be seen?
    A. Air.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Anna Scollan
    Gender
    Female