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School: Cill Seanaigh (B.), Inis (roll number 10517)

Location:
Kilshanny, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0617, Page 203

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    Why is a black hen cleverer then a white hen
    Ans- because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen cannot lay a black egg
    What is a clock worth when it strikes thirteen
    Ans- it is worth fixing
    Cork. Kerry. London. Derry spell me that without a K
    Ans- There is no K in T-H-A-T
    What two trees grows nearest to the sea
    Ans the beack and the bay
    If all the trees and bushes in the wood had a race which of them would be the last
    Ans- A sloe bush
    What is it that has four legs one head and one foot
    Ans A bed
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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
    Tim Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilshanny, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilshanny, Co. Clare