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School: Faithlegg (C.), Portláirge (roll number 11615)

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Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Mary J. Brazil
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    Q The wind was west and west steered we.
    West was right aft and how could that be?
    A The captains name was West.
    Q Why is the Bay of Biscay like a Christmas cake?
    A Because it contains so many currents.
    Q How many black hens go to make a white hen?
    A One, when she is plucked.
    Q Why is a barber the smallest man in the world?
    A Because he get up a "lather" to shave.
    Q If I started to build a wall from the Hook up to Rosslare about the height of a house what height would it be when I would have it finished?
    A The height of nonsense.
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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
    Lizzie Heffernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford