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School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John F. Higgins
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  1. Tomhaiseanna (continued)

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    Why does a hen pick a pot?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    What is the difference between the driver of a train and a schoolmaster?
    The engine-driver minds the train and the schoolmaster trains the mind.
    What things can't be found?
    A key for an elephant's trunk, a button for a coat of paint, a shoe for the foot of a mountain, a sheet for the bed of an ocean.
    What goes from Dublin to Cork without moving?
    A railway.
    What turns and never moves?
    Sour milk.
    Spell all over the world in three letters.
    Sky.
    Spell black water in three letters.
    Ink.
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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
    Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Mayo