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School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

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Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 205

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  2. Tomhasanna

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    "Little red Heifer close by the wall.
    Eats dry fodder and drinks none at all?"
    A Fire.
    "Why is the Policeman blamed for an orange rind on the pavement?"
    Because it is the "Peeler's" fault.
    "What went to America and came back again because it wouldn't go?"
    A Watch.
    "Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?"
    Because the sooner it is put out the better.
    "It is black and white and it hops on the road like hail-stones?"
    A magpie.
    A man was going to be hanged and the Judge told him that if he could give out a riddle
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