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School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)

Location:
Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge
Teacher:
R. Ó Luinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 140

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    “What has a white coat and a red hat?”

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    A snail because he can carry his house on his back.
    What is the only thing in the world that can work a miracle?
    A candle because it wakens the dead.
    What goes around the country and still never moves?
    A road.
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    “A black man teaching a white man...”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    Tomas Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Port an Chalaidh, Co. Phort Láirge