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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 014

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    As I went in the dirty gap I met my Uncle David. I stuck a knife in through his heart and left him quiet and easy.
    A head of cabbage.
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    Goes in dry and comes out wet the longer you leave it the stronger it gets.
    Tea in a teapot.
    Why is Cork the smallest county in Ireland?
    Because it fits in a bottle.
    What is brought to the table and never eaten?
    A pack of cards.
    The longer you draw it the shorter it gets.
    A cigarette.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cossallagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cossallagh, Co. Mayo