School: Cill Tulaigh (roll number 15166)
- Location:
- Cill Tulach, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seasnáin
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Q. = Why is the sun like a hard-working carpenter.?
A. = Because he's putting in beams all day.
Q. = What bed is soft, well covered, and nicely made yet it is not meant to sleep on.?
A. = A flower bed.
Q. = What two trees remind us most of the sea side.?
A. = The Bay, and the Beech.
Q. = What nation does a criminal dread.?
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Q. = Why does a poor man drink coffee?
A. = Because he has no property (tea)
Q. = Why is "D" like a squalling child.?
A. = Because it make's ma mad.
Q. = What is the best stand for civilization?
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Q. = What wave does a ship never pass through
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- Annie Collins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Tulach, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Mr William Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Cill Tulach, Co. na Gaillimhe