School: Ferrybank, Waterford (roll number 14999)
- Location:
- Ferrybank, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: R. Ó Luinn
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Riddles (continued)
“If a nurse washes a child in five minutes what will she dry the child in?”
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Riddles
“Why is a jersey like a grass-hopper?”
Why is a jersey like a grass-hopper?
Because they are both jumpers.
Why was Adam so fast a runner?
Because he came first in the human race. - Collector
- E. Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ard Mhuire, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mr Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ard Mhuire, Co. Waterford
- By eating the stem of a dandllion a cold can be cured.
The juice from boiled nettles(continues on next page)