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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 339

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    the rest.
    Why are a dog and a tree like each other? Because when they die their bark dies with them.
    Why is a pig in the parlour like a house on fire? The sooner it goes out the better.
    What is the difference between a man going upstairs and a man looking upstairs? One steps up the stairs and the other stares up the steps.
    What is the difference between the North and South Pole? A world of difference.
    What wears boots and shoes yet has no feet? A gravel path.
    When is a fish out of its elements? When it rises
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo