School: Gleann Bruacháin (B.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12613)

Location:
Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
P.B. Shine
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    What's the greatest wonder in the map of Europe?
    That Hungary wouldn't eat Turkey.
    Tis red, tis white, tis sparkling green - the king can't come at it any more than the queen.
    A Rainbow
    As I went out a slippery gap I met a thing with a red cap, 'twasn't a stick 'twasn't a stone in three weeks time it walked alone.
    A hatching egg.
    Why is a tackled donkey never hungry?
    Because he has a bit always in his mouth
    Why is jumping down a cliff like a slice of bacon?
    One is a rash act, the other is a raher
    When is a boy not a boy?
    When he falls into a well and comes out dripping
    What do people so often repeat and yet no one has ever done it?
    "Stop a minute"
    If I were in the sun and you were in it what would the son become?
    "sin"
    What most frequently becomes women?
    "Girls"
    What does an artist like to draw best?
    His cash
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