School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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- (continued from previous page)278 Wood and iron dug me out.
Water and fire boiled me hot.
They peeled me bare.
And in my skin.
Till they found a hold to put more in?
Ans: A potato.279 Q. I have a little sister she is called Peeped de Peep. She would go over the sea if it were ever so deep?
Ans. A star. 280 Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
Ans. Because she can't lick it. 281 Q. Why does a hen cross the road?
Ans. Because she can't go under it. Seán Scollan,
Drumrane,
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- Collector
- Bertie O Hara
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilrush, Co. Leitrim