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School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)

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Carrigans, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 71

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    Answer.- When the cow jumped over the moon.
    What smells first in a chemist's shop?
    Answer.- Your nose
    What Island sings the best?
    Answer.- Canary Islands
    What would be the best way to make a coat last?
    Answer.- Make the trousers and waist-coat first. And make the coat last.
    What can you not bore a hole through?
    Answer.- Water.
    As I went over Corny Hill. Corny hill was cracking. I saw four and twenty wee things lying bare and
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