School: Dunamaggin, Thomastown (roll number 6890)
- Location:
- Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Pól Mac Lochlainn
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- Q. It it took sixteen men to wash a child, what would it take to dry him?
A. A towel.Q. Which is it right to say, the yoke of an egg is white, or the yoke of an egg are white?
A. The yoke of an egg isn't white it is red.Q. What kind of stond would you get in a river?
A. A wet oneQ. When is a clock hungry?
A. When it is going to eight (ate)Q. Why does a hen pick a pot?
A. Because she couldn't lick it.Q. What man wears the biggest hat in the world?(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baurscoob, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Biddy Egan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baurscoob, Co. Kilkenny