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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

Location:
Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 202

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    “Why does a hen cross the road.”

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    Why does a hen cross the road
    to get the other side
    If I had a turkey cock and he laid an egg in your place who would the egg
    nobody because a cock
    cannot lay an egg.
    What is full of air and wears out your foot
    a football
    What goes round the tree and round the tree and never goes into the tree
    The bark.
    How far can a dog go into a wood
    Into the centre
    Who wears the biggest hat in Castleknock
    The man with the biggest head
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Purcell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Purcell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin