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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 061

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    Ques. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it?
    Ans. A coffin.
    Q. What is black and white and read all over?
    A A newspaper.
    Q. It is here it is there it is everywhere it is over in Castle Blarney, it takes a bite as big as a horse and never eats it after?
    A. A scythe.
    Q. What weight is the moon?
    Four quarters.
    Q. What goes in the window and comes out the door?
    A. A letter.
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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
    Alice Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Katty Mai Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caheragh, Co. Kerry