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School: Matehy, Inniscarra

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Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 212

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    1. Question:- Tis black, tis white, tis read (red) all over?
    Answer:- A newspaper.
    2. Q:- What country is never warm?
    Ans:- Chile of course.
    3. Q:- What fruit is seen on every penny.
    Ans:- A Date.
    4. Q:- What difference is there between the North and South pole?
    Ans:- The world of a difference.
    5. Q:- On what side of a jug is the handle?
    Ans:- On the outside.
    6. Q:- Why is your nose in the middle of your face?
    Ans:- Because it is the scenter.
    7. Q:- If the Alphabet were invited out, when ought U, V, W, X, Y, and Z go?
    Ans:- After (tea) x T
    8. Q:- Why is the word geese easier to spell than goose?
    Ans:- Because you spell it with more ease e's.
    9. Q:- What are the four hardest things to do?
    Ans:- To get a set of teeth for the mouth of Cork harbour, to get a sheet for the bed of the ocean, to get a hat for "The old Head of
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gilcagh, Co. Cork