School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)

Location:
Robertstown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 248

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mac Cann
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
  2. Why is a leaking barrel so like a coward?
    Because it always runs.
    What is it you have and I haven't and I make more use of it than you do?
    Name.
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  3. You can't make a race-horse out of a donkey.
    You can't knock blood out of a stone.
    There can't be smoke without fire.
    A stitch in time saves nine.
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