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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0053

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    What is black and white and read all over?
    A newspaper.
    What is most like half an orange?
    Another half.
    Why is a train like a religious person?
    Because it goes through the stations.
    What is always cut and never eating?
    A pack of cards.
    Why does a cow look over the hill?
    Because she can not look under it.
    What has eyes and can't see?
    Needles or potato.
    Whey does a man cross a road?
    To get to the other side.
    Why does a cat lick a plate?
    Because she cannot lick it.
    What is the difference between a school master and a station master?
    One trains the mind and the other
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Joe Jenkins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinasloe, Co. Galway