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School: Mayglass (roll number 1123)

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Mayglass, Co. Wexford
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Seósamh P. Mac Shomáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 170

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    A. A mirror,
    Q. I went to the wood and I found it. When I came home I looked for it, and the more I looked for it the worse I liked it.
    A. A thorn in my foot
    Q. If a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans, could a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means ?
    How many f's in that ?
    A. No one.
    Q. There is a little house in the garden that thousands go in, I would not fit in it, nor half my clothes ?
    A. A beehive.
    Q. If I (i) was in the sun and you (u) out of it, what would the sun become ?
    A. Sin.
    Q. What is the difference between a traindriver and a schoolmaster ?
    A. One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    Q. How many holes must there be in a jug before it will leak ?
    A Two, because there is always one on the top.
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