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School: Convent of Mercy, Kilmacthomas

Location:
Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr M. Aloysius
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    9. Enough for one, too much for two, and none at all for three. - A secret.
    10. A house full, and a room full and yet you can't catch a spoonful. - Smoke.
    11. As sound as a marble, as deep as a cup, and all the men in Ireland could not take it up. - A well.
    12. What ladder could you never climb? - A ladder in your stocking.
    13. Why does a cow look over a ditch? - Because she could not look under it.
    Nellie Flynn,
    Faha,
    Kilmacthomas.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faha, Co. Waterford