School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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"An umbrella".
Why does a hen pick a pot?
"Because she cannot lick it".
I had a room full and you couldn't get a spoonful?
"Smoke". - As I went a slobbery gap I met my uncle Tady. I cut his head off and left his body easy?
"A head of cabbage".
The beginning of every end, the end of every line. The beginning of eternity. The end of peace and time.
"The letter "e".
What's higher than our Lord?
His crown.
As I went out a slobbery gap I met my uncle Tady with pens and needles stuck in his(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Marnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bookalagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr John Marnell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bookalagh, Co. Galway