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School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)

Location:
Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
R. Ó Luinn
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    “Q. What is the difference between a riddle and four siting on a bun?”

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    Q. What is the difference between a riddle and four sitting on a bun?
    A. One is a conundrum and the other's a bun-under-'em.
    Q. What is an ecclesiastical gathering?
    A. A boil on a bishops body.
    Q. Who killed one quarter of the world?
    A. Cain when he killed Able.
    Q. If two men would dig a hole in two days: how long would it take one man to dig half a hole?
    A. It is impossible to dig half a hole.
    Teller's name- John Curtin
    Address- 44 Ard Mhuire, Ferrybank, Co. Waterford.
    Heard from- John Bourke.
    Address- Elmville, Ferrybank, Co. Waterford.
    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
    John Curtin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ard Mhuire, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    John Bourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferrybank, Co. Waterford