School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0056

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  1. What is it that talks but never walks.
    A Gramophone.
    What is it that strikes twelve blows in the same spot.
    A clock when striking twelve.
    What is it that has its hands always to its face.
    A Clock.
    What does an artist like to draw .
    His salary.
    Three men went in a car two black men and a white man. If the two black men ate the white man, what is the number of the car.
    281.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Hussey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curragh West, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Hussey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curragh West, Co. Galway