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School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)

Location:
Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
R. Ó Luinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 136

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    “What fruit is on a penny?”

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    What fruit is on a penny?
    The date.
    What is nothing?
    What you get from a farmer for holding his horse.
    Why is the letter 'f' like big Ben?
    Because it is always in time.
    Tellers name: Philip Aylward
    Heard from: ?
    Tellers name: Philip Aylward,
    Address: 51 Up Ferrybank,
    Waterford
    Heard from: Mr. Kelly,
    Thomastown,
    Co. Killkenny
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Aylward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny