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School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn

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Killavullen, Co. Cork
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Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 232

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    Q A man from Manchester sent home to his sister a bottomless vessel for holding raw meat.
    A A ring
    Q If a man got sixpence for walking thirty miles what would he get for walking a hundred miles.?
    A Sore feet.
    Q What has a head but can't get a hat to fit it.
    A Bray head.
    Q Whitey told whitey to turn whitey out of whitey.
    A The white man told the white dog to turn the white cow out of the white cabbage.
    A Why do we go to bed.?
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