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School: Creach na mBearna

Location:
Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 024

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    What is the last thing a person takes off at night?
    HIs feet off the floor
    What pie has wings?
    A magpie.
    What is the difference between a schoolmaster and a stationmaster?
    One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
    What is it everybody is doing at the same time?
    Growing old.
    Why is a fishmonger less generous that any other tradesman?
    His job makes him sell fish (selfish)
    What is it that's neither within or without and is good to the house?
    A window
    Black I am and much admired.
    Men and horses I have tired.
    Gold and silver I have made
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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
    Mary Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon