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School: Barradubh (Sixmilebridge)

Location:
Barraduff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dómhnall Ua Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 216

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    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    - Because she can't lick it
    When is a wall like a fish? - When tis scaled
    What is no use till it is broken? - An egg
    Why is a freshly baked cake like the sun? - Because it is light when it rises
    Why is spring a dangerous time of the year?
    - Because the buds begin to shoot
    Hoddy daddy with a big round body and a flat hat? - A pot
    As I went out a slipping gap I et my uncle Davy
    He had timber toes and iron nose and upon my word he'd frighten the crows or He had timber heels and iron toes and upon my word he'd frighten the crows?
    - A gun
    I have a little cow and she sits by the
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